Top 105 Quotes & Sayings by Samuel Eto'o
Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Cameroonian athlete Samuel Eto'o.
Last updated on November 24, 2024.
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 think all of us want to work and get paid what we are worth.
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.
I've never thought about leaving Anzhi since I came here. Not for a single second.
All my coaches will tell you that I am a great professional.
I had to deal with it so often, I found ways of making a point against racism. When I played against Real Zaragoza, they chanted like monkeys and threw peanuts on the pitch. So when I scored, I danced in front of them like a monkey. When the same thing happened against Real Madrid, I scored and held my fist in a Black Power salute.
I experienced great sadness with our elimination from the 1990 World Cup, with many penalties. I still have that feeling of injustice in me.
If one of my own makes a mistake, they judge us all. Tomorrow, if a white man in Africa makes a mistake, we should judge all white people? No!
I know how to score goals. That's what I've done all my life, and that's what I'll continue doing.
I wanted to prove that a young boy coming from Africa was able to succeed and achieve a lot.
I have the belief that all the qualified teams can create surprises at the World Cup and not just the traditional top favourites.
It's good to dream, and I was born a dreamer.
In all things, you need a good organization. You can have the best player in the world; if you do not have the best team, you will not win.
The money I have earned has given me the opportunity to give back to the people who do not have the same opportunities as me.
People can attack me personally, say what they want - I don't give a damn.
Messi is a god, as a person and even more as a player. I hope that he wins the World Cup with Argentina.
I grew up in a family where my father always told me, defend your ideas when you think your ideas are good, and struggle to get your story written. And I've always fought for that.
When I left Cameroon, I was 15 years old... I had one dream - it was to conquer the world.
Chelsea is a fantastic club.
I have a great life, and I can't really complain.
Guardiola has never been a great player; he was just a good player.
Everything God gives me, I take, and he's given enormously during my career.
I have been to the States many times. What I enjoy most is the feeling of being undercover, that no one recognizes me. When I go to the airport almost anywhere in Europe or Africa, I am recognized.
Football is beautiful. Football is beautiful because whether you win, draw, or lose, you can go and shake your opponent's hand, whether they're white or black or red or blue.
I've always felt comfortable, but in football, there are lows.
When Ronaldinho arrived at Barcelona, they did not win anything. After my arrival, we won it all.
Anything can happen in life, but you have to be a man and sometimes say certain things.
I try to represent Africa and Cameroon as well as I can.
I've always had fun in Miami.
I'm the best goal-scorer in the history of the African Cup.
I've been a role model in terms of discipline, and I have always been rigorous and professional.
Jose Mourinho is one of the best managers with whom I have worked. I had a chance not only to have him as a coach but as a colleague, a friend, a big brother. I had a chance to learn from him, and he was open to receiving advice from me as well, even though I think he knew it all.
My dream was to become a footballer, hope to become the best someday. And I worked for it. And I'll tell you that the work is the magic of success.
If one day God gives me the opportunity to coach Cameroon, it would be a great pleasure.
No one wants to work for little money; otherwise, they would be living on the streets.
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.
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.
Why don't you think we should dream of an African team winning the World Cup for the first time? People never allow this thought to cross their minds, and it is shameful. When you try to even say it, people look at you as if you're joking, but they forget that dreaming is the first step to success.
I come from one of the poorest countries in the world, and Cameroon is also one of the most beautiful countries in the world.
You can have all the problems in the world, but you have to see out your mission.
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've won the African Cup, I've won an Olympic gold medal. That says everything.
Of course it's normal for people to say, 'Yeah, this player changed teams because of the money.' That could be the case sometimes, but after a certain level of success? No.
I'd rather sell groundnuts in my village than to play for a pathetic team like Chelsea.
They called me Little Milla. He was one of the best in the world, not just in Africa. A lot of us think he did not win the best player in the world award just because he was African. It was an honour to have the name - he was an inspiration.
My dream when I was younger was that my parents could watch me on television.
In Europe, I always say that Barcelona and Real Madrid are the ones to look out for.
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've worked hard and dreamed, and that helped me become one of the best players in the world.
It is important to feel the support of my family. Mentally, I can get away from everything that is football when I come home to be with them. Yes, work is a pleasure, but there will always be family.
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.
By God's grace and strength of my work, I've managed to build a respectable image that I use to serve both my continent and my country.
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.
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.
It is really important to have someone who tells the truth all the time.
If you believe in something and have the strength not to give up, it can happen. I am the living proof it can be done.
A child comes to see his father play, have fun, make people happy, and what does he see? He sees people booing his father for being black. They make monkey noises. They throw bananas at his teammates and all that.
Money is not the most important to me.
My relationship with Laporta? I always had a direct relationship with him, in that if I said something, we would be able to discuss it like men.
If the Ballon d'Or was fair, Xavi would have won five or six. He deserves all the respect in the world.
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