Challenges Quote by Adebayo Akinfenwa

As a defender, you can be many shapes and sizes. You can be short and fast. Or you can be tall and jump high.…

— Fabio Cannavaro

I have really good legs for jumping. I have terrible ankles for landing. I wasn't as good fundamentally as John Stockton or Steve Nash,…

— Rex Chapman

On any longball, people try to outjump each other. I don't mind a big jump, but to be honest, the only thing you have…

— Vincent Kompany

I'm a 6'1' guard, but I'm blessed to have a wingspan of 6'7'. I have good lateral movement. For me, fighting over screens and…

— Patrick Beverley

I have always been small, so defenders have always been taller and tougher than me. So that's difficult for me; they foul me sometimes,…

— Eden Hazard

My size works against me as well, as some players I would just touch and they would fall over to get a free kick.

— Adebayo Akinfenwa

A lot of people say I am not tall and I am small guy. But I jump very high. I surprise a lot of…

— Patrice Evra

Small players learn to be intuitive, to anticipate, to protect the ball. A guy who weighs 90 kilos doesn't move like one who weighs…

— Andres Iniesta

Hitting the ball when it is coming across your body and dropping from height is one of the most difficult techniques in the game.

— Chris Sutton

I used to play up front so I always had the ability to play with the ball, even though I am 6ft 4in.

— Emiliano Martinez

When I was younger I just used to get the ball and take on all the players because I was bigger and stronger. You…

— Ross Barkley

Playing at fullback it's part of your role to get up and take those high balls.

— Israel Folau