You must respect people, and you must respect money. My father said to me: 'When you respect money, money will respect you.' — Yaya Toure Copy Share Image
The mentality with African and European people is different. In Africa, when you come from a difficult life, when it's not so… — Yaya Toure Copy Share Image
When you spend a lot of money on one player, you want him to prove himself, but the way football works, one… — Yaya Toure Copy Share Image
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… — Yaya Toure Copy Share Image
My biggest concern and main engagement with UNEP is focused on endangered species and illegal wildlife trade - mostly elephants, rhinos, etc. — Yaya Toure Copy Share Image
I am very proud to be African. I want to defend African people, and I want to show to the world that African players… — Yaya Toure Copy Share Image
The illegal wildlife trade threatens not only the survival of entire species, such as elephants and rhinos, but also the livelihoods and, often, the… — Yaya Toure Copy Share Image
I will never forget how I have been treated here by the fans, the club and the owners, and nothing would give me greater… — Yaya Toure Copy Share Image
The environment is everything that makes up our surroundings and affects our ability to live on the earth - the air we breathe, the… — Yaya Toure Copy Share Image
When we play at the World Cup, any African will back any African team. Because we want to hear the different approach to African… — Yaya Toure Copy Share Image
Currently poaching threatens the very existence of the African Elephant, and my worry is that if we do not act NOW, we could be… — Yaya Toure Copy Share Image
Cristiano Ronaldo has done massive things in both the Premier League and in the Champions League, but Messi is the best though and I… — Yaya Toure Copy Share Image
My family were very poor. I am one of nine siblings: two girls and seven boys. Only my brother and I play in Europe,… — Yaya Toure Copy Share Image
Protecting the environment is really important to everyone's welfare - that of our children, as well as that of the future generations. — Yaya Toure Copy Share Image
