A Quote by Nelson Mandela
If there is one thing in this planet that has the power to bind people it is soccer.
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In Europe, it's different - you eat soccer, you breathe soccer, you drink soccer. Everything is about soccer.
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I grew up loving Brazilian soccer. What made me think soccer was cool was these guys making soccer look like fun and easy, and they would just destroy people. It was an art. I loved that. And that's the way I learned the game and mimicked a style. It's just so beautiful.
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I think education is power. I think that being able to communicate with people is power. One of my main goals on the planet is to encourage people to empower themselves.
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A nation's greatness is measured not just by its gross national product or military power, but by the strength of its devotion to the principles and values that bind its people and define their character.
If I bind the future I bind my will. If I bind my will I strangle creation.
Many people say, 'Your dad was so ahead of his time,' and he was a feminist in the truest sense, but he's very much for opportunities for all people... To him, a soccer player is a soccer player.
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I feel art has the power to bind us.
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