Bola Ikulayo

“In fact ISSP has done a lot in my life.”

“I founded the Sports Psychology Association of Nigeria (SPAN) in June 1985 to coincide with my month of birth, and also to coincide with the foundation of the International Society of Sport Psychology (ISSP) which is approximately twenty years older than SPAN. The association was founded as my contribution to sports development.”

“Education would become the instrument of my liberation.”

“The biography brings to limelight my contributions to my environments and the extension of my service to the National and the International/ World Sporting Organisations and the academic world at the tertiary education level.””

“When I was young, I wanted to be a great person. I also wanted to avoid things that happened to my parents. There and then, I made up my mind that if I ever get married, I won’t live apart; I won’t quarrel. Whatever is the problem I would stomach it.”

“I want to help my nation. I want to help the athletes to appreciate their own potentials. One of the ways to do this is to know themselves and to learn some psychological skills and attributes that will make them excel and enhance their performance.”