Adebayo Akinfenwa Quotes

Merit should count more than academic background.

When you think you're good, you will play at that level. If you doubt yourself, you will play like crap.

It's one thing to talk about lack of diversity and lack of representation. But that doesn't matter if you're not good at what you're supposed to be doing.

If you're going to put me in the booth, make sure it's because I'm good enough to be there.

I've proven I can play.

I learned that I could definitely play at a really high level and I definitely belong at this level.

I have always had confidence and known what I am capable of. So it is frustrating when you are not showing everyone.

When I get out there 100 percent, everybody will see what kind of player I am.

If you are good enough, you should play.

I say that in the most humble way: I always knew that I could perform with the best of 'em and I could deliver with the best of 'em.

I hope I can show my talent in every game.

I expect to play well.

Hopefully, I've got rid of the question marks over whether I can play at the top level.

Ultimately, it's your talent that counts.

I want to show people I can play.

...true self-esteem comes from competence, not the other way around.

Women who are confident of their abilities are more likely to succeed than those who lack confidence, even though the latter may be much more competent and talented and industrious.

Can't win without talent, you know.

The world won't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.

The same people who recognize I came out with no medals should recognize I could have won three.

Some of us will do our jobs well and some will not, but we will be judged by only one thing-the result.

For a man to achieve all that is demanded of him he must regard himself as greater than he is.

If you're good at it, you can win.

My performances have finally caught up with my ego.

I also think that I had great mechanics.