Jay-Jay Okocha Quotes

It seems there's always another rumor about my life; some people are simply talked about more than others.

People like rumors. They're going to say things like, 'You was at the club with Lil' Kim, and you and Kanye West got into a fist fight.' You can't get upset. You've got to keep hope alive.

If you're a public figure, people have the right to speculate and gossip.

There are new rumors about me every day.

People like scandals.

I'm not one who goes for the 'all press is good press' dictum.

You can't believe the amount of speculation you get over your private life.

There are so many rumours about so many of us in the public eye. Sometimes it's too hard to deny what is not true.

When people see a negative thing about me on a magazine, they're gonna buy it. Every time some site writes something bad, all my followers go on there, and it brings them more traffic.

Rumours are a part and parcel of being an actor, and I am okay with that.

I'm aware that, whatever the circumstances, there will always be speculation about me.

The diva tag just won't go away. I think that's because people want me to be like that. It makes it more interesting if I have thrown a phone at somebody or a water bottle. Sadly that's just not me.

It's interesting how much people long to fill in the gaps when someone in the public eye doesn't share their personal life. I understand their frustration.

Rumours are a part of show business.

I can never really comment on rumours.

My position attracts a fair amount of rumors and gossip and misperceptions, but I'd rather not focus on that.

For a while, my private life was the most talked about thing.

Let me tell you what the truth is... I have learned one thing in life: there is no such thing as bad press. There is not. That's a fundamental truth. The more bad things said about you, the more power they give to you.

The 'Celeb Juice' job was never mine - people just guessed - but it was quite funny to watch the rumours.

As far as controversies are concerned, as an actor for the first time when there was something written about me I was affected. But then I decided that this is part of my profession.

Rumours die out faster than they are born, and I'm prepared for them.

All these years, people have spoken good and bad things about me, but I always end up being discussed.

At Walsall I got away with a lot of things because I was the young star and they wanted to sell me from a business point of view.

If you pursued every rumour in Formula One, you'd hardly have time for anything else.

Word can spread quickly around the international circuit if a player is perceived to have a fault, particularly if it is against short bowling.