Words matter. These are the best Samuel Eto’o Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
People can attack me personally, say what they want – I don’t give a damn.
I was 15 when I made my debut for the national team.
English football is very different, and I had to adapt to it much more than I would have had if I had stayed in the Russian league. But after a season, I felt a lot better, a lot fitter.
It’s not my place to say if performers of quenelle should be punished.
It would be great to win the Ballon d’Or, but first, I’m thinking about the team’s interest and not my personal ones.
Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but we must respect the decisions from the officials.
Chelsea is a fantastic club.
Guardiola has never been a great player; he was just a good player.
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.
If the Ballon d’Or was fair, Xavi would have won five or six. He deserves all the respect in the world.
I’ve been a role model in terms of discipline, and I have always been rigorous and professional.
Nobody wins or loses a match; it’s the team that wins or loses. You have to be looking to contribute towards the team goal.
What I love about England is that the fans have great respect for the players on and off the pitch.
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 believe in something and have the strength not to give up, it can happen. I am the living proof it can be done.
I spent 13 years in Spain, and when you spend that amount of time somewhere, it has a deep influence on you.
If one day God gives me the opportunity to coach Cameroon, it would be a great pleasure.
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 said that even before Cameroon, I belong to Africa.
I’d rather sell groundnuts in my village than to play for a pathetic team like Chelsea.
I left Cameroon when I was 13 years old, and I’ve lived more in Europe than Africa.
I’ve always felt comfortable, but in football, there are lows.
No one wants to work for little money; otherwise, they would be living on the streets.
You can’t promise to win a game, but you can want to win a game.
I feel privileged to be able to do what I enjoy doing and that I also get paid to do it. That gives me great pleasure.
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 experienced great sadness with our elimination from the 1990 World Cup, with many penalties. I still have that feeling of injustice in me.
My dream when I was younger was that my parents could watch me on television.
Chelsea were looking at me, and one day I would love to play in The Premiership – for the fans, not the money. They can be losing 4-0 and still be cheering. That, more than anything, would attract me to The Premiership.
You can’t predict anything in football, particularly in the World Cup.
I never say how many goals I’m going to score. My intention is to be happy and make sure that people around me are, too.
In Europe, I always say that Barcelona and Real Madrid are the ones to look out for.
It’s good to dream, and I was born a dreamer.
I think all of us want to work and get paid what we are worth.
I try to represent Africa and Cameroon as well as I can.
When Ronaldinho arrived at Barcelona, they did not win anything. After my arrival, we won it all.
You know the press and the TV. There are those who are favourites and those who are not. I was one of the latter.
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.
I’ve never thought about leaving Anzhi since I came here. Not for a single second.
With Barca, we won the Champions League after many years of disappointment, and the fans went delirious.
Whenever you play football, you will always have something to prove.
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.
All my coaches will tell you that I am a great professional.
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.
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.
Like most Africans, I had to work much harder and show much deeper belief than others.
No one signs a contact saying they will always start.
In the World Cup, you have to respect every team.
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.
I work hard at my job.
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.
I’ve always had fun in Miami.
I just want to see more understanding and less racism in sports.
I’ve worked hard and dreamed, and that helped me become one of the best players in the world.
I stick at things, will always push myself hard, and little by little, I’ll get to where I want to be.
I might live in Europe, but I sleep in Africa.
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.
Everything God gives me, I take, and he’s given enormously during my career.
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 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.
I do not enter any controversy.
My job is to score goals.
I have a great life, and I can’t really complain.
I come from one of the poorest countries in the world, and Cameroon is also one of the most beautiful countries in the world.
It’s not all about the figures. It’s about how you play for the team, how you help your colleagues, how you work defensively.
Money is not the most important to me.