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Jay-Jay Okocha

(1973) Association Football Player

99 quotes in 312 categories

Jay-Jay Okocha is an association football player.

Quick Facts About Jay-Jay Okocha

Born: August 14, 1973
Profession: Association Football Player

About Jay-Jay Okocha

[Wikidata] Nigerian footballer... | [Wikipedia] Augustine Azuka "Jay-Jay" Okocha is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He had 73 caps for the Nigeria national team between 1993 and 2006, scoring 14 goals, and was a member of three FIFA World Cup squads. He is regarded as one of the greatest African fo

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I am proud of the part I have played in the development of Bolton.

Am

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Stars don't necessarily make a good team and that is what we must learn.

Good

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The Bundesliga is the league that made me, and it changed my life.

Changed

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It's always nice to be among the best teams but not everyone can do that.

Always

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I was gifted with the ball, and I saw the opportunity of playing in the Bundesliga as the tool I needed to…

Gifted

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My first World Cup appearance remains fresh in my memory and what made it incredible was that I had made my first…

Fresh

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Nobody likes it when people dribble past them, me included, but I can't tackle.

Dribble

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If I had the opportunity, I will ask every Nigerian kid to start his career in Germany. The structure they have in…

Career

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My Nigerian colleagues gave me a good impression of the Premiership and I am glad to be here.

Colleagues

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If you work hard, dedicated to what you are doing, and you are disciplined, you will succeed in the end.

Discipline

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I think the way I played, I would have suited Sundowns.

I think

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I have been following the Premier League very closely because once you have been a footballer you have an affinity with the…

Because

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So, we know that when the going gets tough, the tough get going. I still believe that is the good thing about…

Believe

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The life was good in Qatar but I did not enjoy the football. For me, 12 months was enough. The standard was…

Ambition

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After playing in England, going to a place where you have 40, 50 people at the stadium was no fun.

England

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Football has an important place in Russia.

Football

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I love playing and I'll do everything to be a first-team regular.

Everything

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I wanted to play in the Premier League and Bolton offered me that opportunity at that time and that was why I…

Me

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Football is a show and you have to enjoy what you are doing.

Doing

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Preparing well for a tournament sometimes is not enough to win it as you also need a lot of luck in order…

Enough

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My advantage is my skill so I have to use it.

Advantage

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I believe an African team will one day win the World Cup, and it could even be in Brazil.

Believe

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Maputo is a difficult place to play.

Difficult

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The way I learnt to play was to go out there and enjoy myself. I never thought I'd play professionally.

Enjoy

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People in Nigeria weren't happy that I went to Qatar. They said 'why did you go there of all places?' They missed…

Future

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