John Barnes was my idol growing up and he's the reason I've supported Liverpool. I play nothing like him, though! — Adebayo Akinfenwa Football Copy Share Image
I was always a big guy. You see my family - my brothers are the same size. — Adebayo Akinfenwa Copy Share Image
Football players value job security and stability as much anybody else. — Adebayo Akinfenwa Copy Share Image
I'd like to be a Marvel character and get in one of those films. — Adebayo Akinfenwa Character Copy Share Image
I think if you score lots of goals but nobody likes you as a person then it stands for nothing. — Adebayo Akinfenwa Goals Copy Share Image
I want to be playing competitive first-team football every week and not reserve team football. — Adebayo Akinfenwa Competitive Copy Share Image
To be recognised as the best in the whole world at something is an achievement. — Adebayo Akinfenwa Achievement 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… — Adebayo Akinfenwa Copy Share Image
I was raised on an estate in an inner city school where people had a go about my size, people saying I… — Adebayo Akinfenwa City Copy Share Image
I like being the biggest on the pitch, I don't want to look at the other guys and think his arms are… — Adebayo Akinfenwa Copy Share Image
If you want to gamble, so be it, but when it gets to the stage where gambling is the only thing you… — Adebayo Akinfenwa Copy Share Image
I was asked to go in a banana suit once or eat as many doughnuts as possible. I would not do those… — Adebayo Akinfenwa Copy Share Image
I've always liked to keep myself busy so I don't get sucked in by temptations and that was part of the reason… — Adebayo Akinfenwa Copy Share Image
A player's mind, body and soul have to be right to get the best out of them, and if a player no… — Adebayo Akinfenwa Copy Share Image
As I've said before, I'm a big fan of social media because it allows players and fans to interactive but it can… — Adebayo Akinfenwa Copy Share Image
Football was my saving grace so I want to let people know that you can achieve whatever you want. People like to… — Adebayo Akinfenwa Copy Share Image
People concentrate on 'oh you can't do that,' or 'you're a bit too big for that' or whatever, rather than just concentrating… — Adebayo Akinfenwa Copy Share Image
As a big man you may struggle to get much height when jumping for a ball - but by training with your… — Adebayo Akinfenwa Challenges 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… — Adebayo Akinfenwa Ego Copy Share Image
During my career I've come back to clubs after the summer break to see one of my team-mates not really at it… — Adebayo Akinfenwa Body Copy Share Image
My old boss Aidy Boothroyd is a great man and I've got no malice or anything toward him. — Adebayo Akinfenwa Boss Copy Share Image
I've always been big, my brothers are my size, we come from good stock. — Adebayo Akinfenwa Copy Share Image
The time you are happy to sit on the bench, is the time you should retire in my opinion. — Adebayo Akinfenwa Copy Share Image
Even though I am getting my coaching badges, I am more into mentoring. — Adebayo Akinfenwa Coaching Copy Share Image
I went to bikram yoga once, it was fun, but boy was it tough. — Adebayo Akinfenwa Bikram yoga Copy Share Image
Liverpool are not used to playing a 16-and-a-half stone striker. — Adebayo Akinfenwa Football Copy Share Image
Sometimes you're not blessed with the materialistic stuff but you're blessed with a work ethic. — Adebayo Akinfenwa Blessed Copy Share Image
In my younger days, sometimes family and personal life came second to my ambition. — Adebayo Akinfenwa Ambition Copy Share Image
As you go through your career you learn what works for you and what doesn't and you pick things up with experience. — Adebayo Akinfenwa Career Copy Share Image
I enjoy watching England but I won't rearrange my schedule just to make sure I'm in to see the game. — Adebayo Akinfenwa England Copy Share Image
My size works against me as well, as some players I would just touch and they would fall over to get a… — Adebayo Akinfenwa Copy Share Image
A footballer who says they don't want to start games is in the wrong job. — Adebayo Akinfenwa Football Copy Share Image
I'm a footballer first and foremost and I want to be remembered for what I do on the pitch. — Adebayo Akinfenwa Copy Share Image
When you've only got two days between games the recovery process is key. — Adebayo Akinfenwa Copy Share Image
You play football to go out there and win - that's the bottom line. — Adebayo Akinfenwa Bottom line Copy Share Image
It may sound cliched, but it just shows that when you don't let people put you in a box then anything can… — 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… — Adebayo Akinfenwa Copy Share Image
For me posting videos on YouTube and interacting with people on Twitter is a great release from the stresses of football. — Adebayo Akinfenwa Football Copy Share Image
