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George Weah

(1966) Association Football Player Liberia

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George Weah is an association football player from Liberia.

Quick Facts About George Weah

Born: October 1, 1966
Nationality: Liberia
Profession: Association Football Player
Spouse: Clar Marie Weah

About George Weah

George Manneh Oppong Weah is a Liberian politician and former professional footballer who served as the 25th president of Liberia from 2018 to 2024. Before his election for the presidency, Weah served as senator from Montserrado County. He played as a striker in his prolific 18-year professional football career which ended in 2003. Weah is the first African former professional footballer to become a head of state, and the only African Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year winner in history, winning both awards in 1995. He won the African Footballer of the Year three times and is considered one of the greatest strikers ever.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Ballon d'Or Arthur Ashe Courage Award

Quotes by George Weah

I don't want my title to define my character. I don't think, as a president, I will change.

Change

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I am always successful in my work.

Success

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Of course I would have liked to have played at the World Cup, but I achieved so much in my career as…

Career

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The whole thing about elections in Liberia - it's not about the way you take care of people, it's not about the…

Care

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I can see in your eyes, I can see in your faces, I can see you cry. But what I want to…

Cry

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Education is a continual process, it's like a bicycle... If you don't pedal you don't go forward.

Bicycle

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I want for us to be self-sustained so we can export. The government has a responsibility to have agricultural programs so people…

Food

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I ask Liberians to pray so that God will bring peace and stability, and bring about unification to ourselves.

Gods will

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My father died when I was young and I was raised by my grandmother, Emma Klonjlaleh Brown. We could afford to eat…

Brown

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If I say I am not a politician, it is because I did not go to school to do political science. But…

Born

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The United Nations should come in and take over Liberia, not temporarily, but for life. To make Liberians believe in democracy, to…

Believe

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Once you take care of people, people respect you.

Care

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The roads for connectivity are vital. We have partners and we have revenue that we will make sure will come in to…

Build

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Around 80% of Liberians are unemployed and only half of all children go to primary school. Just one in 20 go on…

Children

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I know I have a successful career, a successful life. If I sit and say, 'Look, I have a comfortable life,' and…

Benefits

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Football has been good to me. Everyone has their destiny, but you have to make use of the opportunities. I have spent…

Destiny

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I believe education should be a right for every child, but tragically in many parts of world it is a privilege for…

Believe

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I will do nothing for 89 minutes, but score in the 90th.

Minutes

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They say I do not have the qualifications to be president, that I do not have education. Well, I would never divide…

Education

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It can't be Sunday every day. There are also Mondays and Tuesdays.

Every day

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My government will be open. Anyone found guilty of corruption will be dealt with in accordance with the law. If you are…

Boots

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I am the elected president of Liberia, not Ellen Sirleaf. They stole my victory, and I am here to say loud and…

Clear

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When I was growing up in Monrovia, the capital of Liberia, I sold doughnuts, popcorn and Kool Aid every day after school…

After school

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I will go on my knees and ask the Liberian people to participate in bringing peace and stability to our country.

Bringing peace

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I have proven to the world that I am articulate, I am very intelligent, I'm well exposed.

Exposed

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