ADEBAYO AKINFENWA

Obviously you know match-fixing is out there but you don't really associate it with the English game.

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.

I'm aware that there are a lot of guys playing at amateur level with a build like mine and I say stick at it, use what you've got to make an impact on the game.

Football was my saving grace so I want to let people know that you can achieve whatever you want. People like to concentrate on what you can't do, so let's preach what you can. Why would I want to talk about not being quick when I'm strong? That's what I want to get across.

That's one reason fans take to me. They like the battle side of it. They look at me and think this guy shouldn't be on the pitch, he's just bulldozing his way through.

I was asked to go in a banana suit once or eat as many doughnuts as possible. I would not do those things. I don't eat doughnuts so why would I eat 20.

My arms are probably the same size as John Terry's legs.

I've always liked to keep myself busy so I don't get sucked in by temptations and that was part of the reason why I set up my BMO brand - to keep me occupied during my career, but also for when I finish football.

If I'm destined to play in the MLS, I will.

In my younger days, sometimes family and personal life came second to my ambition.

Everyone has got a perception of what a footballer is and, because I am a certain size, that I can only play one way - as a battering ram.

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.

You see it all the time, in all divisions, that teams raise themselves and apply themselves that little bit more when they play a 'bigger team.'

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 it, and then you realise you can't play every game, there'll be certain games where you won't be so affected... so you've just got to concentrate on what you are.

My stats speak for themselves; I've got a good touch for a big man, I know I can find the back of the net.

I'm a footballer first and foremost and I want to be remembered for what I do on the pitch.

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.

During my career I've come back to clubs after the summer break to see one of my team-mates not really at it because he's been denied a move to a bigger club for whatever reason, and you can see in his body language that he doesn't want to be there and that kind of thing is massively disruptive and negative.

A player's mind, body and soul have to be right to get the best out of them, and if a player no longer wants to be at a club then the club should try and get the best deal they can and let the player move on.

Kids are a product of their environment.

Boredom does get you into trouble and we footballers have a lot of time on our hands, and sometimes we fill up that time with stuff that isn't always positive.

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.

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 is.

People have tried to push me into other sports, but it's always been football.

Everyday I'm just going to continue defying limitations.