Adebayo Akinfenwa Quotes

When I was at school, most people were planning on going to university and becoming doctors or lawyers. I wanted to be a singer, and I was laughed at. It was tough, but I never let anything stop me.

When I was young, a lot of things were closed off to me. I was always told, 'Don't do this, you can't do that' - instead of stopping me, it made me think, 'I can do that, I must do that.'

Women, like men, should try to do the impossible. And when they fail, their failure should be a challenge to others.

You have to lift your head up out of the mud and just do it.

You can do anything you want to do.

If I were to listen to people all the time when they say, 'Hey, this is a really high challenge, this is a high climb, the bar is pretty steep,' then I wouldn't have gone to the academy. I wouldn't have become an aircraft carrier pilot. I wouldn't have become a Navy SEAL for sure. And I probably wouldn't have applied to Harvard.

I love a challenge. And I love defying limitation, gender stereotypes, and people's expectations of me as an actress.

Every once in awhile we may fall on our face, but we insist on doing what we wanna do.

Do just once what others say you can't do, and you will never pay attention to their limitations again.

After everything I've been through, I've realized I can do anything I put my mind to. And I want to do it all.

Believe in yourself, and don't let anyone stand in your way.

When I was young, I would try to give the right answers. 'I'm going to try to slide.' But at the end of the day, I finally realized that I am going to do whatever it takes. I'm going to leave everything out there.

Whatever that means, however you got on that mountain, why not try to climb it? And do it in your own way.

I think it's important to inspire other people to try and do things that people discourage you to do.

I've always tried to make the impossible turn possible for me.

I believe the only limitations are the ones that we accept. I know that there is, in theory, a glass ceiling. But I don't believe that it's a solid wall. I'm going through it. Nothing's stopping me. Yes, there are these preconceived notions; yes, we have challenges. Let's accept them, let's not be afraid of them, let's break through them.

You are not the product of your circumstances. You are a composite of all the things you believe, and all the places you believe you can go. Your past does not define you. You can step out of your history and create a new day for yourself. Even if the entire culture is saying, "You can't." Even if every single possible bad thing that can happen to you does. You can keep going forward.

You can't let fear paralyze you. The worse that can happen is you fail, but guess what: You get up and try again. Feel that pain, get over it, get up, dust yourself off and keep it moving.

The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.

My father instilled in me the attitude of prevailing. If there's a challenge, go for it. If there's a wall to break down, break it down.

My motto is: feel the fear and do it anyway.

Just keep on going and keep believing in your own original vision, no matter what odds you have to overcome. And especially don't be stopped by your own fears.

Too many people let others stand in their way and don't go back for one more try.

I support anyone finding their worth despite being told they can't do something.

It's been the work that has carried me and I never wanted to rest on my laurels or go back and do what I done before.