--- title: "1 Away from home Quotes By Yaya Toure" description: "1 Away from home quotes by Yaya Toure. Plus more from Yaya Toure and more Away from home sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/21c/yaya-toure-19822_association_off-pitch-i-keep-things-simple-i-enjoy-s_2095351.jpg" --- > [Off pitch, I keep things simple. I enjoy spending time with my family. I never forget my roots and regularly give back to children in West Africa. I support several youth associations, and I am also involved in the protection…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yaya-toure/off-pitch-i-keep-things-simple-i-enjoy-spending-time-with-my-family-i/) [Yaya Toure](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yaya-toure/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/21c/yaya-toure-19822_association_off-pitch-i-keep-things-simple-i-enjoy-s_2095351.jpg) ## More by Yaya Toure > [I represent my country, but I also represent the continent of Africa when I play in Europe. That's why it's important to try to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yaya-toure/i-represent-my-country-but-i-also-represent-the-continent-of-africa/) [Yaya Toure](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yaya-toure/) > [My biggest concern and main engagement with UNEP is focused on endangered species and illegal wildlife trade - mostly elephants, rhinos, etc.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yaya-toure/my-biggest-concern-and-main-engagement-with-unep-is-focused-on/) [Yaya Toure](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yaya-toure/) > [I am very proud to be African. I want to defend African people, and I want to show to the world that African players…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yaya-toure/i-am-very-proud-to-be-african-i-want-to-defend-african-people-and-i/) [Yaya Toure](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yaya-toure/) > [The illegal wildlife trade threatens not only the survival of entire species, such as elephants and rhinos, but also the livelihoods and, often, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yaya-toure/the-illegal-wildlife-trade-threatens-not-only-the-survival-of-entire/) [Yaya Toure](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yaya-toure/) > [I will never forget how I have been treated here by the fans, the club and the owners, and nothing would give me greater…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yaya-toure/i-will-never-forget-how-i-have-been-treated-here-by-the-fans-the-club/) [Yaya Toure](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yaya-toure/) > [When you get the respect of the fans, it's very hard not to be happy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yaya-toure/when-you-get-the-respect-of-the-fans-it-s-very-hard-not-to-be-happy/) [Yaya Toure](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yaya-toure/) > [The environment is everything that makes up our surroundings and affects our ability to live on the earth - the air we breathe, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yaya-toure/the-environment-is-everything-that-makes-up-our-surroundings-and/) [Yaya Toure](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yaya-toure/) > [When we play at the World Cup, any African will back any African team. Because we want to hear the different approach to African…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yaya-toure/when-we-play-at-the-world-cup-any-african-will-back-any-african-team/) [Yaya Toure](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yaya-toure/) > [Currently poaching threatens the very existence of the African Elephant, and my worry is that if we do not act NOW, we could be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yaya-toure/currently-poaching-threatens-the-very-existence-of-the-african/) [Yaya Toure](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yaya-toure/) > [Cristiano Ronaldo has done massive things in both the Premier League and in the Champions League, but Messi is the best though and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yaya-toure/cristiano-ronaldo-has-done-massive-things-in-both-the-premier-league/) [Yaya Toure](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yaya-toure/) > [My family were very poor. I am one of nine siblings: two girls and seven boys. Only my brother and I play in Europe,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yaya-toure/my-family-were-very-poor-i-am-one-of-nine-siblings-two-girls-and/) [Yaya Toure](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yaya-toure/) > [Protecting the environment is really important to everyone's welfare - that of our children, as well as that of the future generations.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yaya-toure/protecting-the-environment-is-really-important-to-everyone-s-welfare/) [Yaya Toure](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yaya-toure/) > [Each one of us has to work hard to achieve our collective dream for a healthier planet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yaya-toure/each-one-of-us-has-to-work-hard-to-achieve-our-collective-dream-for-a/) [Yaya Toure](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yaya-toure/) > [English football is so physical and fast that when you see a space, you have to go into it with all your speed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yaya-toure/english-football-is-so-physical-and-fast-that-when-you-see-a-space/) [Yaya Toure](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yaya-toure/) > [Sometimes people fail to see that individual decisions have universal consequences.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yaya-toure/sometimes-people-fail-to-see-that-individual-decisions-have-universal/) [Yaya Toure](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yaya-toure/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/away-from-home/yaya-toure/#itemlist", "name": "1 Away from home Quotes By Yaya Toure", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Off pitch, I keep things simple. 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