Jay-Jay Okocha - I played in Qatar only because I had a great offer

I played in Qatar only because I had a great offer and I am not ashamed to accept. We played in empty stadiums! I realised what a mistake I made and decided to leave the club immediately.

Topics

Citations

"Okocha completes move to Hull." BBC Sport, BBC, 4 Sept. 2007.

Related Quotes

Wayne Rooney

If you don't score, and you have chances, you are disappointed.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

Nothing stands out so conspicuously, or remains so firmly fixed in the memory, as something which you have blundered.

Bart Starr

Going back to coach in Green Bay was the biggest mistake I ever made in my life. I was approached by the organization, and it turned out to be an enormous mistake. I was extremely disappointed. I disappointed the Packers and their fans.

James Rodriguez

There are always bad games and bad afternoons.

Steve Eisman

I hated being a lawyer.

Len Wiseman

Some people will always be disappointed.

Lynn Coady

I started out in the journalism program, but I got kicked out. I wasn't very good at it. It wasn't where I wanted to be ultimately.

Stanley G. Bedford

... a very foolish lapse of judgement on my part.

The chairman of the state agency charged with the enforcement of the election laws was found guilty of making improper political contributions, and fined. He described his action as:

Dick Cheney

Just because we have made a bad commitment doesn't mean we should make the mistake of trying to carry it out.

John F. Kennedy

I did donate to Nixon. The biggest damn fool mistake I ever made.

Kennedy and Nixon served in the House together, and occasionally members would contribute to the campaigns of friends of the opposite party. There was, in those days, more comity between the parties.

Henry A. Kissinger

It is something if circumstances were repeated I would not do again.

In 1969 the National Security Adviser approved the wiretapping of 17 national security aids and journalists. One of them later sued Kissinger. He finally apologized ending the lawsuit.

Robert E. Lee

The greatest mistake of my life was obtaining a military education.

Lee, a graduate of West Point, ended his career as the president of a liberal arts college, Washington and Lee.

Ava Gardner

Mickey - the smallest husband I ever had and the biggest mistake I ever made - well, that year, it was.

Maura Tierney

'The Whole Truth' was a mistake.

Steve Harvey

I got married for the wrong reasons. I was tired of being alone. I have to own that. It was me, not her.

Robert Indiana

'LOVE' bit me. It was a marvelous idea, but it was also a terrible mistake. It became too popular; it became too popular.

Gary Larson

I didn't want to go to school for more than four years, and I didn't know what you did with a bachelor's in biology. So I switched over and got my degree in communications. I regret it now. It was one of the most idiotic things I ever did.