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My dad is actually from Ghana in West Africa, and I was actually born in Ghana, too, and came to the United States when I was two years old. It's always football over there, soccer, but becoming a Massachusetts native, you can't help but get sucked into all the sports.
Kofi Kingston
You
Sports
Old
Too
Ghana
States
Born
Football
Over
Massachusetts
Always
Becoming
Came
West
Years
Get
Africa
Native
Soccer
Help
Sucked
Dad
United
United States
Actually
Two
When I come to a baseball game, I appreciate the athleticism of these top-tier athletes. When they come to our shows, it's the same thing.
Kofi Kingston
Game
Same Thing
Our
Athletes
Come
Same
Shows
Baseball
Baseball Game
Thing
Appreciate
Baseball is called 'America's Pastime,' but you could argue WWE and wrestling is very similar. We've been around since the carnival days. People want to be entertained. It's obviously two different sports, but everyone appreciates the athleticism of another sport.
Kofi Kingston
You
Sports
People
Appreciates
Everyone
Carnival
Entertained
Similar
Wrestling
Could
Argue
Since
Days
Sport
Obviously
Another
Around
WWE
Been
Very
Pastime
America
Different
Want
Baseball
Two
I always want to go up against the best competition, I want to have as many championship matches as possible.
Kofi Kingston
Best
Competition
Possible
Matches
Always
Go
Up
Want
Against
Many
Championship
Ziggler has been around a little longer than I have, but from 2010-12, he and I went at it almost every single week in pay-per-views, tv, live events. We know each other very well. We are two guys who are not your prototypical WWE superstars.
Kofi Kingston
Events
Single
Live
Every
Other
Has-Been
TV
Guys
Superstars
Week
He
Almost
Longer
Know
Well
Around
WWE
Been
Very
Than
Little
Your
Who
Each
Two
The best way of learning to be an independent sovereign state is to be an independent sovereign state.
Kwame Nkrumah
Best
Learning
State
Way
Independent
Best Way
Sovereign
Sovereign State
Indonesia was good - and crazy, too! It was a great experience to play there. I enjoyed the football. It wasn't easy. It's very hot.
Michael Essien
Good
Great
Crazy
Experience
Too
Great Experience
Easy
Football
Hot
Indonesia
Very
Play
Enjoyed
Together with Milan and our media team, we released a statement clearly stating it was a hoax and there was no truth in the rumour that I had Ebola. And that's when the whole thing started to die down. Still, it took about two days or so for people to actually stop talking about it.
Michael Essien
Truth
Together
People
Down
Took
Our
Statement
Released
Stating
Rumour
About
Had
Clearly
Days
Talking
Still
Die
Hoax
Stop
Milan
Team
Whole
Media
Actually
Thing
Started
Two
Within weeks of the Ebola hoax dying down, the guys at Health Africa International approached my friends George Weah, Mahamadou Diarra, and I to be part of the initiative in using various forms of communication to promote a Ebola prevention education programme.
Michael Essien
Education
Health
Communication
Down
Promote
Guys
Various
Prevention
Weeks
Part
Within
George
Friends
Hoax
Africa
Dying
Forms
International
Using
Initiative
Programme
I've been following some of the coaches, trying to get a little bit more experience, because coaching is very different from being a player.
Michael Essien
Experience
Bit
Some
Following
More
Because
Been
Very
Get
Trying
Being
Different
Little
Little Bit
Coaches
Coaching
Player
It's a big surprise for me because if somebody asked me when I was playing if Frank Lampard would be a manager, I would say no because he's very quiet.
Michael Essien
Me
Somebody
Big
Say
Frank
Would
Would-Be
He
Because
Surprise
Very
Quiet
Manager
Big Surprise
Asked
Playing
I'm the kind of person who likes to be lonely. I got my head down and focused on getting fit.
Michael Essien
Lonely
Down
Focused
Kind
Head
Likes
Got
Fit
Person
Getting
Who
Teams struggle when they come to Stamford Bridge and, if we score one or two, everything seems to open up for us. We need to work hard to get into that position in the first place, but you can see what happens once we are ahead.
Michael Essien
Work
You
Struggle
Work Hard
First
Everything
Once
One Or Two
See
Seems
Open
Come
First Place
Score
Up
Get
Happens
Place
Us
Hard
Bridge
Teams
Two
Need
Position
As a kid, I always wanted to play in Europe.
Michael Essien
Kid
Always
Wanted
Europe
Play
Ghanaians and English people enjoy football the same.
Michael Essien
People
Enjoy
Football
Same
English
English People
I still feel Ghanaian, but my mentality is more European.
Michael Essien
More
Mentality
Feel
Still
European
I'm not a difficult person. I just want to enjoy my football until I hang up my boots.
Michael Essien
Enjoy
Difficult
Boots
Football
Until
Up
Person
Hang
Just
Want
I always spend my summer in Ghana. I don't go anywhere else.
Michael Essien
Else
Spend
Summer
Ghana
Always
Go
Anywhere
Anywhere Else
My children have to know where they come from and the way of life in Africa.
Michael Essien
Life
Way
Come
Know
Africa
Where
Children
I had an amazing time at Chelsea. I can't pinpoint to a specific event, but the best moment was the honour of signing for Chelsea because I was proud to be at such a club.
Michael Essien
Time
Best
Amazing
Club
Honour
Signing
Had
Because
Chelsea
Proud
Amazing Time
Pinpoint
Moment
Event
Specific
I like Singapore; it is very clean. People speak English and are warm.
Michael Essien
People
Speak
Clean
Like
Singapore
Very
Warm
English
I sleep 14 hours a day. That helps me get the energy you see on the pitch.
Michael Essien
Day
Me
You
Energy
See
Hours
Get
Pitch
Helps
Sleep
When I'm about to play in a big match, I take things easy.
Michael Essien
Big
Easy
About
Take
Match
Play
Things
Everything is good at Cobham. I really enjoy it here. I always have a bit of treatment in the morning, and then I go training. It's good.
Michael Essien
Good
Morning
Training
Enjoy
Everything
Bit
Always
Go
Then
Really
Here
Treatment
I loved playing at Anfield, but it could be quite intimidating because you come out of the tunnel and see their fans singing 'You'll Never Walk Alone', and it gives you goosebumps.
Michael Essien
Alone
You
Walk
Fans
Singing
Intimidating
Out
See
Gives
Could
Never
Come
Goosebumps
Because
Quite
Loved
Loved Playing
Tunnel
Playing
I'm just a normal person out there enjoying his football. If there's anything I can do to make a better life for the kids in Ghana, I will do it.
Michael Essien
Life
Better
Will
Ghana
Kids
Out
Better Life
Football
Make
His
Normal
Normal Person
Person
Just
Anything
Enjoying
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