Toni Duggan Quotes

There is nothing I'm any more passionate than empowering the next generation.

The goal of my Foundation is to give young people a chance to better themselves and establish a base for a successful future.

I just feel like I have a chance to be a role model now.

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.

I was sponsored to go to the U.S. and became a Black Eyed Peas, and now I'm paying it forward and helping other children like me.

Young people are our future, and I always want to help them to grow.

When I started Giants of Africa, I envisioned providing African youth access to the game and empowering them to achieve their greatest potential.

The youth is the future, and anything I can do to give to them, I'll do it.

The first time someone called me a role model, I remember thinking, 'What does that mean?' But I feel aware of it when I'm reading scripts.

Help young people. Help small guys. Because small guys will be big. Young people will have the seeds you bury in their minds, and when they grow up, they will change the world.

I adore this adventure, I adore working with youth. For me it's a daily challenge, working to help these youths realize their dreams.

There are a couple of teachers I have had without whose influence I would not be as happy with who I am.

There was a moment when I was watching Martin Lawrence and Will Smith in 'Badboys' that I felt, you know, inspired. I don't know if I was proud, because so many people do the work. Everyone's part of a team that develops over the years and gives people chances. There have been some good moments watching people develop.

I think leadership is not something you learn; it's something you discover.

Young people need models, not critics.

I fell in love with coaching. I loved interacting with young people, having the opportunity to make a tremendous impression on them.

I am deeply humbled by the hope and trust that Londoners have placed in me. I grew up on a council estate just a few miles from City Hall, and I never imagined that Londoners would one day elect someone like me to lead our great capital city.

For the parents of the youth of Africa, please give your kids a chance to realise their dreams.

We want our legacy to stand upon the youth. We want to give knowledge to the younger generation and be a part of changing the game.

I was mentored in high school through the National Hispanic Institute and I did the same for girls when I got older.

I feel like I've been very blessed in the sense that I've had the veracity of spirit to not be stopped and, at the same time, the protective energy and the generosity of those who have come before me, who saw something inside of me and, therefore, invited me into rooms that I would not have been inside of otherwise.

Teaching university students affords me the opportunity to demonstrate to young adults that they don't have to be perfect to make contributions to their country.

My drama teacher when I was a kid called me 'Zawe the activist' and I had no idea why. Now I've got older I can see why she always saw that in me.

If you ever get in a position to influence and inspire the youth of the country, you should do it.

When you give a child the opportunity to learn, they always give back.