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Jay-Jay Okocha

(1973) Association Football Player

99 quotes in 312 categories

A well‑kept grass pitch under stadium lights frames Jay‑Jay Okocha’s thoughts on football. He talks about choosing clubs like Bolton for a different pressure, wanting a big trophy such as the Carling Cup, and saying that good training grounds matter more than money. He also mentions that fans love the game but can see life beyond it.

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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

Nigerian footballer... | 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

Quotes by Jay-Jay Okocha

My biggest opponent was 'me.'

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I have got my pride to defend.

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To be honest, I can live anywhere.

Honest

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

Advantage

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Football has an important place in Russia.

Football

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I don't want to stay on the bench all the time.

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In football, everything can change.

Change

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Winning the Carling Cup would be the ultimate for me.

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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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Sometimes having the best players is not enough to win the Champions League.

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

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I am an instance of what is possible with a lot of hard work.

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I love showing off my skills on the pitch. You can make opposing players look stupid.

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I am grateful to God for that because people can still identify me with something in Germany.

Germany

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I came out of a background of want, but today I give glory to God.

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I used to say that I got to Germany as a boy but I left as a man.

Germany

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I've trained my whole life to be a winner and if I know two things it's that to be the best takes…

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I played in Qatar only because I had a great offer and I am not ashamed to accept. We played in empty…

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Bolton was one of the relegation candidates when I got there but we took the club to another level and even had…

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You have every right to set yourselves targets and whether you achieve it or not is entirely a different matter but at…

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I don't have to think about other players. I'm more concerned with my own game and how I can influence things on…

Ability

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You can come up with whatever tactics you want as a coach but if you don't have the tools to execute you…

Coach

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I believe that it is not worth it to train from Monday to Friday just to have 20 minutes on the pitch…

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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…

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Traditionally it's been difficult for Africans to play over here, mainly because the African calendar is very different to that in Europe.…

Africans

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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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Education from six-year-old to 14 is compulsory in Nigeria, but the simple fact is that a lack of resources, coupled with peoples'…

Books

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I'd say the player whose style most resembles mine would be Neymar. That's because I played with a sense of joy and…

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I don't walk around with a bible or preach to people and I don't want to disturb my team-mates on match days…

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It's not easy to break into an Arsenal team from youth.

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I can't play football forever, I am not a greedy person.

Football

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Well, I think sometimes I am brutally honest.

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For me, there is no limit to success.

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Sometimes money is not everything.

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

Football

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Maputo is a difficult place to play.

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I don't mind if we play ugly and win, as long as we win.

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I pray a lot and it has helped me throughout my whole career to stay calm and focused.

Calm

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I often come across Russians and they're all interested in football.

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Well of course, as a fan I think I'd love to see Neymar play.

Football

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