Samuel Eto'o Professions : Soccer player Born : March 10, 1981 Browse All Authors Top 34 quotes by Samuel Eto'o Messi is God, as a person and even more as a player. I knew him when he was a boy and I’ve watched him grow. He deserves it all. Samuel Eto'o messi player boys Id rather be selling groundnuts in my village than play for a pathetic club like Chelsea FC Samuel Eto'o village clubs play The most important thing for a forward is speed of thought. Top players read the game. Samuel Eto'o player games soccer Tottenham, and I hope the English fans will forgive me, are a club in mid-table and I need more. Samuel Eto'o player football soccer The best player in the world; whenever Iniesta is on the pitch he creates a spectacle. Samuel Eto'o iniesta player world When I said Iniesta was the world's best, you laughed. Now you can see I'm right. Samuel Eto'o iniesta said world You have to understand that football is just a reflection of what we have in society, it's not that football is here and society is here -- no, it's a reflection of what goes on in society. Samuel Eto'o top-news It's the most important, it's something that affects us all and to recognize the little work that I've done, the truth is that I'm very, very happy because you can win the Champions League, you can win championships, you can score goals, but to represent a fight that affects millions and millions of people... it's one of a kind. Samuel Eto'o top-news It's good to dream, and I was born a dreamer. Samuel Eto'o i-was-born good born dream 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. Samuel Eto'o black happy father people 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. Samuel Eto'o monkey black racism power 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. Samuel Eto'o you black beautiful football I come from one of the poorest countries in the world, and Cameroon is also one of the most beautiful countries in the world. Samuel Eto'o most-beautiful come beautiful world I can only say what I have lived and experienced. And the majority of people who have been to Makhachkala have come back with different opinions. It's a relaxed city but very lively, like many of the capitals in the world. At first sight, you would never say that there are political problems. Samuel Eto'o city you people world When Ronaldinho arrived at Barcelona, they did not win anything. After my arrival, we won it all. Samuel Eto'o arrived anything win barcelona I'd rather sell groundnuts in my village than to play for a pathetic team like Chelsea. Samuel Eto'o like village team play 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! Samuel Eto'o man tomorrow mistake people 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. Samuel Eto'o walk me passion racism I have a great life, and I can't really complain. Samuel Eto'o great-life complain great life 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. Samuel Eto'o family work home football Similar Authors Alan Mullery soccer-player Bojan Markovic soccer-player Brad Friedel soccer-player Brian Owen soccer-player Brian McDermott soccer-player Brian Clough soccer-player All Authors
