100 Quotes by Adebayo Akinfenwa

I've had three or four Scottish Premier League clubs contact me about going there and doing something. A couple of those clubs couldn't be further away from London so I'd have to seriously think about it, but it's nice to be sought after and nice to be wanted.

Sometimes you're not blessed with the materialistic stuff but you're blessed with a work ethic.

Liverpool are not used to playing a 16-and-a-half stone striker.

People concentrate on 'oh you can't do that,' or 'you're a bit too big for that' or whatever, rather than just concentrating on what you're good at. It's about being comfortable with the skin you're in, being comfortable within your own mind.

As a footballer I know what I'm good at and I've now embraced it.

I do think there is a responsibility for myself as being a senior professional footballer to be able to pass on my experiences to the younger generation.

There was a long period when I was younger where people always talked about my size and I was going 'but look, I can play, though, I can play' but you look at it, to have a career, 12-13 years, you've got to be more than just a brute.

I think I would have held my own in the NFL.

John Barnes was my idol growing up and he's the reason I've supported Liverpool. I play nothing like him, though!