Adebayo Akinfenwa Quotes

Contrary to popular belief, I'm not always trying to stand out.

People who follow all the rules and chase every trend tend to get forgotten - they look great, but they're not as memorable.

I just don't fit into the box.

You're made aware of what the industry is and what you need to conform to; I don't fit that, and I'm never going to.

I've never been very good at fitting into boxes.

The key to me is being different not for the sake of being different, but being the most authentic version of what you do. And definitely it takes a willingness to be different, because there was resistance for me early on, and I feel like that's usually the case when there's a certain paradigm or trend happening, and you step outside of that.

I tried to be different; I didn't want to be like everybody else.

I just understand that I'm supposed to be one of those people that disrupts the flavor a little bit instead of being part of the same sound as everyone else.

I didn't want to be regular. I didn't want to be this type of player, how everybody else play. I always try to learn and just be better so I could be different, y'know, instead of being content like a lot of people I've seen were.

I always wanted to be different. If it was different I liked it. And it wasn't because I was just trying so hard to be different, it's just by nature.

It is difficult to be that band that doesn't do things the way other bands do it. It's a blessing and a curse.

I feel like no one plays the game to be normal, average. Or I don't.

I've always looked around and pretty much knew that I was built a little different.

The hardest struggle of all is to be something different from what the average man is.

I like being the odd one out in L.A. Because if you conform, you become something you hate. I love being the odd one out. It's not about 'Look at me! Look at me!' It's about really becoming someone else.

We must overcome the notion that we must be regular... it robs you of the chance to be extraordinary and leads you to the mediocre.

I was motivated to be different in part because I was different.

Everybody tries to be exactly the same. I think being an outsider is a good thing.

Yeah, but if you're not doing what everyone else is doing then you're going to be misunderstood. People are going to wonder why you're trying to be different; it's just a natural instinct.

Why do you want to fit in when you were born to stand out?

Let's embrace being not normal!

I think giving yourself permission to be weird is amazing. After all what does it mean to be normal?

A famous man once said, 'A sure formula for failure is to try and please everyone.' Some might say I built a career on doing just the opposite of pleasing everyone.

I love being unconventional because that's the reason I stand out.

So Am I' is about loving yourself, being different, being an outcast and not fitting in the format that society wants to put us in - just celebrating what really makes you different.