Training to be a tough tackler isn't easy - you don't want to injure yourself or team-mates so it's crucial that you have self-belief in your abilities and strength. — Adebayo Akinfenwa Copy Share Image
People may laugh or whatever, but my strength is something that I have to work on. It's not something that just happens overnight, it takes dedication and hard work and it has a purpose as it helps me every week… — Adebayo Akinfenwa Copy Share Image
As you get older, you know what you're good at and you know what you're not so good at. Your ego comes out of… — Adebayo Akinfenwa Copy Share Image
Of course I know I am not the average footballer. But I'd be lying if I said I set out to be different, I… — Adebayo Akinfenwa Copy Share Image
People said: 'You're too big to play football,' but I kept playing and it just happened that people have caught on to me and… — Adebayo Akinfenwa Copy Share Image
I'm a big believer in not getting too high when you are winning and not getting too low when things aren't going well. — Adebayo Akinfenwa Copy Share Image
When I look back at my career it is nice to know that I've been appreciated on and off the pitch because not everyone… — Adebayo Akinfenwa Copy Share Image
To be recognised as the best in the whole world at something is an achievement. — Adebayo Akinfenwa Copy Share Image
As players we have to be careful what we put out there and make sure everything we do is appropriate. And it is not… — Adebayo Akinfenwa Copy Share Image
As a footballer I know what I'm good at and I've now embraced it. — Adebayo Akinfenwa Copy Share Image
My career and my stats, they all speak for itself so to say that I've got anything to prove to people, to say 'well,… — Adebayo Akinfenwa Copy Share Image
