Ball player Quote by Hakeem Olajuwon

I've got to where am in life not because of something I brought to the world but through something I found - the wealth…

— Hugh Masekela

People wonder why I love Africa so much. I say this is where I was born and raised. My roots are in Africa; that's…

— Dikembe Mutombo

I always felt that I had to leave a legacy on the African continent. As I was only the third player to come to…

— Dikembe Mutombo

I feel really blessed because of where I come from.

— Katy Perry

I try to take some positive things from the African mentality and from the French and European mentalities. My homeland is France, but I…

— Marcel Desailly

Everything I have today is because of Africa, I was born here, went to school here, I work here and I'm achieving some level…

— Tony Elumelu

Being from Africa is the best thing that could have ever, ever happened to me. I cannot see it any other way. All of…

— Hakeem Olajuwon

I represent a great continent. People ask, Is there pressure on me? I don't feel pressure at all. It's an unbelievable challenge for me,…

— Masai Ujiri

Africa doesn't leap on you immediately; it seeps slowly, and it's incredibly important to be respectful and humble there.

— Jill Scott

What I generally get from being in Africa is a sense of warmth and openness. As a stranger, you are always welcomed into people's…

— Naomie Harris

I try to find the core values that are so fundamental that they transcend ethnic identity. That doesn't mean I run from it. I…

— Wynton Marsalis

When I go to Africa and spend more time there with people who are the least of the least, those in desperate situations, I…

— Steven Curtis Chapman