Roger Milla Quotes

• Cameroon is a football country - children are born playing football.

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  Football, Country, Children

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• Dont just go there and play. Go there and play with pride and show your ambitions.

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  Ambition, Pride, Play

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• It's true I'm more widely recognised now and get invited to take part in all sorts of events and projects but as a person, I haven't changed.

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  Events, Projects, Changed

  Interview with Paul Doyle, www.theguardian.com. June 2, 2006.

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• Here in Cameroon, football is our leading political party. It's football alone that that unites us, it's football alone that brings us good things - football is the window into our country - so we don't mess around with it.

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  Football, Country, Party

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• The president requested me to restore order in the national team. I have been designated to be part of the official delegation to Egypt to help boost the morale of our players.

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  Team, Player, Egypt

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• Everybody knows everything about all the teams now.

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  Team, Knows

  "A gentleman and a player" by Brian Oliver, www.theguardian.com. February 9, 2008.

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• Johan was more than just a great soccer player. He was a role model who promoted world peace. He brought the values of education into the game of football and proved that on the field, everyone is equal - Jews, Muslims and Christians - that running fast and playing well will lead to victory in spite of discrimination and racism.

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  Fields, Equal, Everyone Is Equal

  "Shimon Peres Pays Tribute to Late Dutch Soccer Legend Johan Cruyff". www.haaretz.com. March 24, 2016.

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• If I can join hands with FIFA and other continental bodies to promote football globally, then I can do more than that to raise African football to new heights.

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  Football, Hands, Fifa

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• Cameroon is stronger because it's a country of conquerors, of winners. Cameroon's players aren't necessarily very technical, but that when they play, they play to win.

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  Country, Winning, Player

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• You can be a top, top player for 10, 20 years, then you become a coach, lose two or three games and you're out.

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  Player, Years, Games

  "A gentleman and a player" by Brian Oliver, www.theguardian.com. February 9, 2008.

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• I only really watch sport. That's where you see real joy. I don't like watching much else on TV, because it's generally either twisted or sad.

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  Sports, Real, Joy

  Interview With Paul Doyle, www.theguardian.com. June 2, 2006.

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