Jay-Jay Okocha - I don't walk around with a bible or preach to peop

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 by praying in the dressing room, so I do that at the hotel before I leave. I respect their way of life and do not insist that my way is best. I have not tried to convert anybody.

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Harris, Nick. "Okocha playing for the team and praying for success." The Independent, Independent Digital News and Media, 23 Aug. 2003.

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