Adebayo Akinfenwa Quotes

The line between greatness and obscurity is very, very small.

I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great.

Greatness is so often a courteous synonym for great success.

Being famous is not something that would make me feel successful - unless one was striving for mediocrity.

I was overwhelmed by so many interviewers and then messages of congratulations. So many congratulation messages. I feel this shows the authority and the greatness of the Nobel Prize.

It's an honor to be at the biggest club in the world.

It's a great honour to have the nickname of Iceman, it makes me feel very proud of my achievements.

With some many talented people around, it is difficult to cut through competition and stand out.

You're only great if you win. I mean, Alexander wasn't Alexander the Mediocre or Alexander the Average. He was Alexander the Great, and there's a reason for it.

Everybody wants to be great at something.

Even as a kid, I never wanted to be famous; I wanted to be good.

I would like to be a legend, everyone wants to be a legend.

Fame and success are very different things.

Don't confuse fame with success. Madonna is one; Helen Keller is the other.

Some people obtain fame, others deserve it.

It was never about winning medals or being famous.

I can't imagine wanting to be famous just for the sake of being famous. I think fame should come along with success, talent.

Fame usually comes to those who are thinking about something else - very rarely to those who say to themselves, 'Go to, now, let us be a celebrated individual!'.

I earned my famous name.

The sooner I get into the Hall of Fame the better.

Fame, we may understand, is no sure test of merit, but only a probability of such.

It's rare that anybody gets in the Hall of Fame, and to be nominated is good enough for me.

There's a lot of spotlight that comes along with being the best in the world.

Fame is more powerful than talent.

I want to be great, I want to be mentioned with the best to ever play the game.