Quotes from Adebayo Akinfenwa

For me posting videos on YouTube and interacting with people on Twitter is a great release from the stresses of football.

People have tried to push me into other sports, but it's always been football.

Boredom does get you into trouble and we footballers have a lot of time on our hands, and sometimes we fill up that time with stuff that isn't always positive.

People think that football is all glamour and money but trust me all footballers go through the same boring and annoying things as everybody else.

As I've said before, I'm a big fan of social media because it allows players and fans to interactive but it can have its pitfalls.

I've had three or four Scottish Premier League clubs contact me about going there and doing something. A couple of those clubs couldn't be further away from London so I'd have to seriously think about it, but it's nice to be sought after and nice to be wanted.

It may sound cliched, but it just shows that when you don't let people put you in a box then anything can happen.

A player's mind, body and soul have to be right to get the best out of them, and if a player no longer wants to be at a club then the club should try and get the best deal they can and let the player move on.

As a big man you may struggle to get much height when jumping for a ball - but by training with your defender team-mates you can develop a technique for making strong challenges in the air, making defenders uncomfortable and work on taking the ball down.

Players build up friendships with each other, so when a team-mate wants out, part of you understands that he is torn and you know you can't begrudge him a move. But the other part of you wants him to stay because you want to win games.

Playing on Sky Sports doesn't really make a difference to me.

I'm a massive fan of Didier Drogba, I love the way he plays. He's not as stacked as me but he's strong and he's still scoring goals. I'm a fan of Diego Costa as well. I think he crosses the line at times but I like the fact he doesn't allow himself to be bullied.

I think if you score lots of goals but nobody likes you as a person then it stands for nothing.

Beast Mode On is a state of mind. Beast Mode is about applying yourself and defying the limitations people put on you.

Everyone likes to be praised for their work and footballers are no different but the key thing is staying level-headed.

There ain't nobody going to run me out of nowhere.

Obviously you know match-fixing is out there but you don't really associate it with the English game.

Look, nobody can begrudge Steven Gerrard doing what he wants to do. He has just been a legend.

I'm aware that there are a lot of guys playing at amateur level with a build like mine and I say stick at it, use what you've got to make an impact on the game.

I've always been big, my brothers are my size, we come from good stock.

Football players value job security and stability as much anybody else.

It's about sticking to your strengths - I'm not trying to run away from nobody or do any double stopovers or anything like that, have you seen how big these legs are? Though i'm sure people would love to see it.

I'm an eclectic individual when it comes to film. I love my Disney: 'Aladdin,' 'The Lion King.' Also, 'Romeo+Juliet,' the Leonardo DiCaprio version.

When you hear Beast Mode, you automatically go to my size, but I always say the strongest thing I own is not my chest, my legs, not my arms. It's my mind. It's that mindset that says: Look, you're not always going to succeed but don't take it as a loss, take it as a lesson. That's the mindset of Beast Mode.