22 Cameroon Quotes for You to Enjoy

In primary school in south-eastern Nigeria, I was taught that Hosni Mubarak was the president of Egypt. I learned the same thing in secondary school. In university, Mubarak was still president of Egypt. I came to assume, subconsciously, that he - and others like Paul Biya in Cameroon and Muammar Gaddafi in Libya - would never leave. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

School Same Thing Assume Secondary President Others Secondary School Libya Would Never He Primary Primary School Like Learned Still Leave Came Subconsciously Cameroon Same Egypt Taught Gaddafi Paul Mubarak Thing Nigeria University

My father wanted me to go to France, U.S. or Japan to study. I told him I wouldn't go anywhere, I'd stay in Cameroon and do my music with my friends. He said that the devil was in me and called a priest to remove it. I was the only guy who didn't want to go to Europe - he thought I was crazy. Blick Bassy

Music Me Crazy Father Thought Devil Remove France Stay Guy Only Priest He Study Him Said Go Cameroon Friends Want Wanted Anywhere Japan Who Europe

Every player needs to be happy and proud to play for Cameroon. Clarence Seedorf

Needs Be Happy Happy Every Proud Cameroon Play Player

I was practically born in Cameroon; my family moved there when I was two weeks old. Cyrille Aimee

Family Old Born Weeks Practically Cameroon Moved Two Two Weeks

I never minded flying cheap. I always said to myself, 'Taking this flight saves enough money to rescue four dogs, or six cats, or will let me make a difference to the one woman saving chimps in Cameroon.' Elayne Boosler

Myself Me Woman Cats Money Will Enough Saves Saving Enough Money Minded Flying Never Cheap Taking Make Make A Difference Said Always Dogs Cameroon Six Difference Rescue Flight Four

I am building a foundation in Cameroon, and it's not just about the sport. The goal of the foundation is not to make a UFC fighter. It's to help kids believe in their dream, to have a dream, to have a purpose in life. Francis Ngannou

Life Building Fighter Believe Kids Dream About Purpose Sport Make Am Goal Cameroon Just Help Foundation

In Cameroon, kids have many problems. They think everything is lost before they are born. It seems like they are not allowed to dream. They are not allowed to be ambitious. They just accept being the victim of their life. Francis Ngannou

Life Problems Lost Before Victim Think Everything Kids Dream Born Seems Allowed Like Accept Cameroon Ambitious Just Being Many

Ndamukong started out playing soccer, like his sister before him. She excelled at it, played for Mississippi State, made the Cameroon national team. Jeanne Marie Laskas

Made National Before Sister State Out Excelled Like Mississippi She Him His Cameroon National Team Soccer Team Played Started Playing

I had this DVD that my coach in Cameroon had mailed to me when I first came to America. It was an hour-long tape of Hakeem Olajuwon and some other legendary big men. I probably watched that DVD every single day for three years. Joel Embiid

I lived in Nigeria, Chad, and Cameroon when I was very young, until my mother divorced my father. Patrick Cox

Mother Father Young Divorced Until Cameroon Very Chad Lived Nigeria

Boko Haram, by itself, has destroyed large areas in Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, and Niger. Pete Hoekstra

Destroyed Area Cameroon Itself Large Chad Nigeria

Some have said it is the easiest group at the World Cup, but we realize it won't be like that. Germany are a tremendous side, but to be honest I don't know much about Cameroon and Saudi Arabia. Robbie Keane

Cameroon is a football country - children are born playing football. Roger Milla

Country Born Football Cameroon Children Playing

The Cameroon fans always bring a good atmosphere. Toni Duggan

Good Fans Atmosphere Always Cameroon Bring

I left Cameroon when I was 13 years old, and I've lived more in Europe than Africa. Samuel Eto'o

Old More Years Cameroon Left Than Africa Europe Lived

In Ghana, Nigeria, Togo, Angola and Cameroon maize is a staple, yet the earliest mention of maize in west Africa comes from a Portuguese document that lists it as being loaded on to slave ships bound for Africa. Kwasi Kwarteng

Ghana Angola Mention Bound Document West Cameroon Ships Africa Lists Being Staple Earliest Nigeria Slave Loaded Portuguese

I come from one of the poorest countries in the world, and Cameroon is also one of the most beautiful countries in the world. Samuel Eto'o

Beautiful World Most Beautiful Countries Come Most Also Cameroon Poorest