Samuel Eto'o Quotes

I was raised with a father who really believed in the bridge between all Africans around the world.

I am proud to be an African.

You know, we're missing so much as African-Americans and we should be concerned about what's going on in Africa.

I am part of the pan-African diaspora.

One of the things that made the Black Muslim movement grow was its emphasis upon things African. This was the secret to the growth of the Black Muslim movement. African blood, African origin, African culture, African ties. And you'd be surprised - we discovered that deep within the subconscious of the black man in this country, he is still more African than he is American.

Because I am an African, I am a Ghanaian.

I am an African and I am very proud of that.

Wakanda, in short, is the Africa of black dreams.

I'm trying to have Wakanda represent all of Africa.

My dad was very much a Pan-Africanist and instilled in me and my siblings a want for that knowledge.

There are some people who are happy to be African writers. They are pan-Africanists. I'm not a pan-Africanist. I think African countries have a lot in common. But we are also very different.

As much as I'm a black person from America, I'm a black person from Africa, too.

So for everybody who allows themselves to be separated from me because I said 'African' instead of 'Nubian' or 'Black' or 'Kemet' or 'original' or 'Israelite,' don't be so foolish. I say 'African' because the continent of Africa is the land from which we all originate. It is the word that we are most familiar with right now.

I changed my name when we became aware of the African revolution and the whole question of our African roots.

I carry the continent of Africa on my shoulders proudly.

I have always regarded myself, in the first place, as an African patriot.

I am very proud to be African. I want to defend African people, and I want to show to the world that African players can be as good as the Europeans and South Americans.

The election of Senator Barack Obama brought jubilation across Africa, where millions celebrated him as 'one of their own.'

When we play at the World Cup, any African will back any African team. Because we want to hear the different approach to African football. We want to hear that Africans can do well, and Africans do well.

Africa for the Africans... at home and abroad!

Africa is my continent. It is where I opened my eyes.

A lot of groups spend their whole cultural and aesthetic identity trying to move away from Africa, which I think is a mistake. One of the reasons I love Cuba and cultures like that is because they're not trying to move away from their African roots, they're trying to embrace them. That's part of the culture.

I believe that a psychological, cultural, and philosophical migration back to Africa will solve our problem.

None dare challenge me when i say i am an Afrikan.

We know nothing about Africa, although our roots are there in terms of our forbearers. But I mean as far as the average Negro today, he knows nothing about Africa. And I think he's got to face the fact that he is an American, his culture is basically American, and one becomes adjusted to this when he realizes what, what he is.