Adebayo Akinfenwa Quotes

Kobe is one of the best scorers in NBA history, but I don't have as much trouble with him in the post as I do with Carmelo.

I've always been a high-percentage shooter, obviously because I'm dunking and laying the ball up.

My greatest strength is my scoring ability. I've scored the ball at every level.

I average 25 with three guys on me and they are just looking at stats I guess.

When you're in the playoffs, you have to get easy baskets and you have to limit their easy baskets.

We call Michael Beasley a walking bucket. All he needs is some dishwater and a mop.

Your big has to be able to make 'em pay from the perimeter.

I mean, the hardest thing to do, I think, in the NBA, is to put the ball in the hole.

They scored 26 points in three quarters. That's solid defense.

I don't always match up with guys like Dwight Howard or Andrew Bynum, but when I do, those guys are a challenge. Dwight, for example, is quick, explosive, and strong all in one.

I'll always have a score-first mentality, because that is my bread and butter on the floor.

We got guys who can score. Everybody knows guys can score.

I'm still going to have to go out and score, but defensively hopefully I can make them a little bit better.

Kane is one of the best big men of all-time.

The physical side of my game - I know I'm hitting the stats I want to hit, but I want more assists and goals.

I look across the league at some of these really good teams and these great players, and you give a guy that shoots 18-footers an 18-footer, he makes it every time. Every. Single. Time. You give a guy an open 3 and he makes it every single time.

Everyone sees me as a defensive-minded guy, but both sides of the court are important. If you want to win, you have to be good on both sides.

If you've got a big man who scores the ball, you've got to defend, and if you've got a shooter, you've got to pick and choose who you're going to defend.

I've always been a scorer. So when I went to Arizona, I led the team in scoring both years.

I like playing in the post, so a system that plays to my strengths is important.

I want to be an offensive player, too. Play low post, midrange, take jump shots, and just be the best I can be.

I know how easy it is to get assists. But you can't be a pass-first guy and get assists. You have to attack.

Field-goal percentage is very important.

Every time I touch the ball against Juve, it goes in.

I know from watching other players that they have great games by getting to the line and getting to the rim.