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“I have always said that the debate about who should play in goal is part of the game, but I never play in order to silence anyone.”
“You can't predict anything in football, particularly in the World Cup.”
“I started with nothing and reached the level I'm at today. All I had was football and God's help.”
“At Inter, I was the best-paid player in the world. But it's not a question of money, because when I go out onto the pitch, I only have one thing in mind - winning.”
“I wanted to prove that a young boy coming from Africa was able to succeed and achieve a lot.”
“No one signs a contact saying they will always start.”
“I experienced great sadness with our elimination from the 1990 World Cup, with many penalties. I still have that feeling of injustice in me.”
“Anything can happen in life, but you have to be a man and sometimes say certain things.”
“My dream when I was younger was that my parents could watch me on television.”
“When I was growing up, I thought everything was a life of friendship, respect, and sharing. But I discovered that unfortunately, you have people who aren't behaving in the same way but have hatred.”
“I come from one of the poorest countries in the world, and Cameroon is also one of the most beautiful countries in the world.”
“I might live in Europe, but I sleep in Africa.”
“I think all of us want to work and get paid what we are worth.”
“No one wants to work for little money; otherwise, they would be living on the streets.”
“A lot of people criticised me when I opted to leave Italy for Russia. However, I'm convinced that I made the right decision to leave Inter.”
“I'd rather sell groundnuts in my village than to play for a pathetic team like Chelsea.”
“I do not enter any controversy.”
“I never say how many goals I'm going to score. My intention is to be happy and make sure that people around me are, too.”
“There is only one Jose Mourinho. I have played under a lot of great coaches, but there is no other character in the game like Jose.”
“Cameroon can win the World Cup. People think I am crazy when I say this, but if you believe you have the best team in the world, you are stronger.”