Free Quote by Adebayo Akinfenwa

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

I like to play against strikers and think that, from my size alone, I'm more of a central defender.

— Jerome Boateng

As a big man you may struggle to get much height when jumping for a ball - but by training with your defender team-mates…

— Adebayo Akinfenwa

I like playing size per position defensively.

— Frank Vogel

Everyone has got a perception of what a footballer is and, because I am a certain size, that I can only play one way…

— Adebayo Akinfenwa

I was a hockey player growing up. Being a big guy and being imposing, I had to use my size to protect my teammates.

— Kevin Durand

Because I'm fairly big, I like to use my body. So I'll control the ball, even when there's a player on me, and then…

— Paul Pogba

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

For my size, I think I played bigger than my size. I tried to play bigger, which is probably why I got as injured…

— Barry Trotz

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'm athletic enough to do guard stuff, so if you were to mold me into having guard moves and footwork in a big's body,…

— Willie Cauley-Stein

You don't need to be too big as a footballer, you just need that little bit on you.

— Phil Foden