Top 391 Quotes & Sayings by Cameroonian Authors - Page 5

Winning a championship was the best thing that has happened to me that I've been through, that I've seen in my life.

There's no way to practice or run or do anything to match the speed of the game.

I wanted to become president, and I wanted to become an astronaut. Because I was really good at math.

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.

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.

All my coaches will tell you that I am a great professional.

At some points, I wanted to quit. There were surgeries after surgeries, and I didn't really believe in myself. I didn't feel good about my body.

People told me, 'You talk about Europe like it's Heaven. It's not Heaven.

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've been in this sport only four years, and I know that I'll keep learning and improving.

Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but we must respect the decisions from the officials.

I'm spicy and I've got skills.

I think that's the beauty of it - knowing you're not where you want to be, there is something new you can learn every day. That gets you excited.

My passion is basketball and I'm so lucky to be able to use this sport to give back to my community.

I think it's always good to learn on the court instead of being on the bench.

There is no comparison to English fans.

That's the whole point of playing basketball - having fun.

They have very good individual players, but they need the collective game. And they still do not have it although there are now only six months left to go.

Just do what you do. Sometimes you do well, and sometimes you do wrong, but you have to just be able to deal with yourself and move forward.

When I started performing, there wasn't Facebook and Social Media was not huge as it is now.

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.

I started playing basketball very late, and for me to make it to the league so fast... I've always said my life is a movie.

I'm a big salsa fan!

Of course, Jungle Kitty got really famous when I was doing it on 'All Stars 3.' I was just writing the song, and the words came out - that was the state of mind i was in.

We think about a lot of things that we want to do and sometimes it might feel like, you know, it's not even possible, that we can't really achieve that. But I think it's really important to let kids know, starting from when they're young, that if they put their mind to something and put the time in, they can definitely achieve it.

My life is like a movie.

I think that's one of the advantages for me. I know I have so much to learn. I have to grow. It allows me to look at my mistakes and evaluate them and try to see how I can do better.

It's the NBA. It's a business.

I respect myself. I have very high expectations for myself.

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.

If you watch my game, freshman year to sophomore year, I was a different player.

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.

In a season, you're going to go through slumps.

I think the concept of minute restrictions is kind of complicated. I don't think there should ever be minute restrictions. I think it should always be about how my body feels and how it's reacting.

The biggest win of my career is coming.

I'm an athlete. Anything that involves running or jumping I've always been excited about, so basketball was exciting.

Guardiola has never been a great player; he was just a good player.

I want to win the MVP. I feel like, at the end of the day, it might be an individual award, but when I play better, the team also does.

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.

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.

Basketball Without Borders gave me an edge.

A lot of my fans and supporters have been asking for an album.

I'll always keep learning.

You don't gotta let the girls know you're sweating, honey.

I've always felt comfortable, but in football, there are lows.

When I was still back in Cameroon, because I didn't know English, I used to listen to French rap all the time and then a little bit of American hip-hop. And then, when I got to the States, that's when I really got into all those guys - Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, all those guys.

I always thought I could do everything that a guard could do.

I will never forget the affection of the Inter fans who made me feel like one of them and who always supported and helped me.

I've always been a hard worker.

What I love about England is that the fans have great respect for the players on and off the pitch.

It's probably the happiest moment for me, to play in a World Cup hosted in Africa.

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.

My dad's always going to be my motivation.

Shooting is a part of my game that I continue to work on.

For me, it's just about working hard every day and getting better.

I left Cameroon when I was 13 years old, and I've lived more in Europe than Africa.

You have to take advantage of every opportunity that you get and go hard.

I ask myself what my father would think of me making it to the NBA every day. I hope he's proud. I hope he's watching down and realizing that his dream became a reality.

I don't worry about the future. I worry about now.

Generally speaking, the term, 'vanity,' itself can be perceived as negative, superficial and egotistical, but I see it as being unapologetic for celebrating other sides of my artistry.