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Living in Germany Africanised me.
Nneka
Me
Living
Germany
My music is very versatile, very mixed.
Nneka
Music
Mixed
Versatile
Very
In Nigeria, if you say you're a singer, people say, 'So what? Everyone sings.' In Germany, my voice stood out more.
Nneka
You
People
Everyone
Say
Out
People Say
More
Voice
Singer
Sings
Germany
Stood
Nigeria
I don't want to be a big star. I just want to get my message across.
Nneka
Big
Message
Get
Big Star
Just
Want
Across
Star
The way people see Africa is mostly dark.
Nneka
People
Dark
Way
See
Mostly
Africa
I always like earthy, authentic sounds.
Nneka
Like
Always
Sounds
Authentic
I hope that what I am today is of positive benefit to other people.
Nneka
Positive
Today
Hope
People
Other
Benefit
Am
Trophies are good, but saving somebody who could die, giving them hope of a life, that means a lot to me.
Nwankwo Kanu
Life
Hope
Good
Me
Somebody
Giving
Saving
Trophies
Could
Lot
Die
Them
Means
Who
I am called a legend, and people see me as one, but because of that, I don't think I should have to hide at home and only go on holidays, drink champagne, and watch TV. I am somebody that wants to impact onto people's lives.
Nwankwo Kanu
Home
Me
People
Hide
Somebody
Legend
Think
TV
See
Impact
Only
Drink
Onto
Because
Am
Go
Wants
Holidays
Should
Lives
Champagne
Watch
We've had people like Marc Vivien-Foe die while playing. There have been too many others, including Cheick Tiote. The clubs and the federations have to be serious about giving checkups to the players.
Nwankwo Kanu
People
Giving
Too
Others
About
Had
Like
Been
Die
While
Clubs
Many
Serious
Including
Marc
Players
Playing
I'm talking to friends so we can do something to create awareness to try to help children in Africa.
Nwankwo Kanu
Try
Awareness
Something
Talking
Friends
Africa
Children
Create
Help
A talented footballer comes over, his family depends on him, and if his agent or club don't treat him well, he might not succeed, and then he feels he's let everyone down. For years, African players have been exploited.
Nwankwo Kanu
Family
Treat
Club
Down
Everyone
He
Footballer
Over
Feels
Talented
Well
Him
Been
His
Years
Depends
African
Succeed
Might
Agent
Then
Exploited
Players
When good things are coming, there are always some people who haven't been doing good who will try and stop it. But if you believe in what you are doing and are strong enough, then you achieve it. People know who I am and what I have done.
Nwankwo Kanu
Good
You
People
Good Things
Strong
Try
Achieve
Will
Some People
Believe
Enough
Some
Know
Always
Am
Coming
Doing
Doing Good
Been
Done
Stop
Then
Who
Things
I think you need people who can advise you; that is more important that an agent. They are important because they help players move, but I have some experience of agents working with players who have done things not to help the player but to help themselves.
Nwankwo Kanu
You
Experience
People
Important
Think
Some
More
Advise
Because
Done
Move
Themselves
Agent
Agents
Working
Help
Who
Things
Player
Players
Need
We've seen some players dying from playing football, and the questions are why can't the medical team stop it from happening.
Nwankwo Kanu
Seen
Some
Football
Questions
Stop
Dying
Happening
Team
Why
Medical
Players
Playing
I was born in Owerri and grew up in the east of Nigeria, in Imo state. You could say I was a 'street boy': we grew up on the street, played on the street, did everything out on the street. It was a difficult life altogether, but that's how we grew up.
Nwankwo Kanu
Life
You
Difficult
State
Everything
Say
East
Out
Born
Could
Altogether
Boy
How
Up
Did
Grew
Street
Played
Nigeria
When you're growing up, you have your heroes, and you hear about people going off to other countries to play football, but when you're so young, you're not thinking about that. You just play. No referee, no rules.
Nwankwo Kanu
You
People
Heroes
Young
Thinking
Other
Other Countries
Rules
About
No Rules
Football
Countries
Hear
Referee
Off
Up
Going
Just
Your
Growing
Growing Up
Play
Play Football
You can have an ankle or shoulder injury, and in six or eight months, you're healed. But if the heart stops for a few moments, that's it.
Nwankwo Kanu
You
Heart
Few
Months
Ankle
Healed
Six
Stops
Eight
Shoulder
Moments
Injury
What would ultimately de-escalate the challenges of society would be for people to get educated, especially for more women to be educated because when more women are educated, they invest much more of their time and income in ensuring that the next generation would perform even more than they have done.
Obiageli Ezekwesili
Time
Challenges
Generation
Women
People
Society
Ensuring
Would
Would-Be
More
Invest
Perform
Because
Educated
Ultimately
Women Are
Than
Get
Done
Much
Next
Next Generation
Even
Income
Social media is simply a tool that facilitates actions.
Obiageli Ezekwesili
Social Media
Tool
Simply
Social
Actions
Media
In terms of competitiveness of new global environment, Kenya will have absolutely no choice but to tackle the most important constraint to its development: it has been corruption.
Obiageli Ezekwesili
Corruption
Will
Important
Has-Been
No Choice
Tackle
Constraint
Absolutely
Environment
Development
New
Global
Global Environment
Most
Terms
Been
The Most Important
Choice
Kenya
Competitiveness
Do our children now have to choose between getting an education and dying? Some of us cannot move on and accept that kind of society.
Obiageli Ezekwesili
Education
Move On
Society
Our
Kind
Some
Between
Accept
Getting
Move
Children
Dying
Cannot
Us
Choose
Now
There's absolutely nothing that the God I believe in cannot do.
Obiageli Ezekwesili
God
Nothing
Believe
Absolutely
Absolutely Nothing
Cannot
Corruption, the greatest single bane of our society today.
Olusegun Obasanjo
Today
Corruption
Single
Society
Our
Greatest
Bane
I want to take this opportunity to acknowledge that our foreign friends are welcome to join in our endeavor to develop the resources of our country.
Olusegun Obasanjo
Welcome
Opportunity
Country
Endeavor
Our
Resources
Join
Take
Develop
Foreign
Friends
Want
Acknowledge
I will not say the fact that there are no European Union observers at an election means that it will not be fair and free.
Olusegun Obasanjo
Election
Will
Free
Say
Fact
Observers
Fair
Means
Union
European
European Union
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