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“It's good to dream, and I was born a dreamer.”
“In the World Cup, you have to respect every team.”
“I just want to see more understanding and less racism in sports.”
“People can attack me personally, say what they want - I don't give a damn.”
“At Barca, we always have an obligation to win and to do it in style for our fans in the stadiums and around the world.”
“I want to write history with Inter.”
“I try to represent Africa and Cameroon as well as I can.”
“If the Ballon d'Or was fair, Xavi would have won five or six. He deserves all the respect in the world.”
“It's probably the happiest moment for me, to play in a World Cup hosted in Africa.”
“Football stadiums are just a reflection of what is going on in society. Many times in stadiums, people just feel more relaxed and say what they think when they're somewhere else.”
“Sometimes, the fact that you're a footballer makes you think that racism can't happen to you because you bring that passion and you express a lot of things. When it happened to me, I couldn't believe it, and in that moment, I decided to walk off the pitch.”
“It is really important to have someone who tells the truth all the time.”
“I spent two great seasons playing in the Russian championship. I could have stayed there, but I went to the Premier League, which is much more competitive and requires much greater levels of fitness.”
“I spent 13 years in Spain, and when you spend that amount of time somewhere, it has a deep influence on you.”
“Nobody wins or loses a match; it's the team that wins or loses. You have to be looking to contribute towards the team goal.”
“Messi is a god, as a person and even more as a player. I hope that he wins the World Cup with Argentina.”
“Most people only see Africa in terms of poverty and war, famine and disease.”
“You can't promise to win a game, but you can want to win a game.”
“I've always said that even before Cameroon, I belong to Africa.”
“When Ronaldinho arrived at Barcelona, they did not win anything. After my arrival, we won it all.”