Adams enjoyed a hugely distinguished 20-year career with the Gunners and now has a statue outside the Emirates.
But the former England international has revealed he could have become a Hammer should things have worked out differently.
"I loved the derby matches," Adams said. "Weirdly I did score a lot of goals against West Ham, but perhaps that's because I tried a little bit harder because I came from the area.
Adams enjoyed playing against West Ham [GETTY]
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"It was always great to play against West Ham, as I always seemed to find myself on the end of things and scored a few goals - unfortunately for West Ham!
"I chose at 14 to go in the Arsenal direction because there was a great coach there called Terry Burton who is back at the club now - he was pretty much the only reason I went to Arsenal and didn't join Stevie over at the Hammers.
"That's how things go and your past can go different ways, as it can for clubs as well."
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