Adebayo Akinfenwa Quotes

My father believed strongly, and taught me, that you can't let yourself get too high on a success or too low on a failure. In this volatile business, that's useful to know.

You can't let the highs get too high and you can't let the lows get too low.

I will not be discouraged by failure; I will not be elated by success.

There are times I am happy. There are times I am sad. But I always try to separate emotion from the need to reach for something stronger, deeper. And then no matter the emotion, I can reach for a stability that helps me accomplish what is the goal.

There are going to be highs and lows throughout a career, and you have to try and level it out. Don't get too high and carried away when things are going well, but don't get too low when things aren't happening.

It is with passion that I love my job. But it is with character that I am able to keep looking forward. Not just beyond criticism or bad results, but also beyond the good moments, too. Everything has to be a balance.

I never let myself get desperate.

Number four, we're going to play like winners, play the game the way it's meant to be played. Don't get full of yourself if something good happens. Don't get too depressed when something bad happens.

I am not fearless. I get scared plenty. But I have also learned how to channel that emotion to sharpen me.

Strength of character does not consist solely in having powerful feelings, but in maintaining one’s balance in spite of them

Even before I entered the industry, my parents always told me never let success get to your head and failure to your heart.

Over the course of the game, you can't let negativity get in your head. Any time a guy playing negative upon emotion, it's not going to be a great day.

When you get 10-15 minutes, you can't be sad or angry with the coach. You just have to play your game and do your best. That is in my mind always.

My mentality is my biggest strength.

I think it's important not to get carried away when you are successful - and not to let yourself feel gloomy when times are bad.

Your highs can't be too high, and your lows can't be too low, because you have to pick back up and move on.

I've been through a lot. You can't get too high, you can't get too low.

I never get too over-confident, or too down. I just go with the flow.

The key is to stay level headed. Not get too high with the highs. At the same time, you need to stay strong when things aren't going your way.

I've always been able to move on and contain. I get mad, I get frustrated. No one gets more upset when they miss a kick than I do. But I have to be able to get over it for the sake of the team and my own job.

I don't let the hate go to my heart, and I don't let the praise go to my head.

I've always been pretty levelheaded. In show business, you need to have a certain internal stability.

To be a good loser is to learn how to win.

Never complain. Never explain.

For sure, you don't believe the good stuff. I mean, the good stuff is just insane - wacky. If you don't take it too much to heart, it does help when the negative stuff hits. And you know the negative stuff is coming. It's got to! What comes up must come down.