Quotes from Jay-Jay Okocha

If you work hard, dedicated to what you are doing, and you are disciplined, you will succeed in the end.

I knew I was in charge when with the ball. But on the toughest defenders I faced, I would say that my African brothers were the ones. We have the same mentality and thought the same way. Osei Kuffour was the toughest of them all.

Preparing well for a tournament sometimes is not enough to win it as you also need a lot of luck in order to win.

I wanted to play in the Premier League and Bolton offered me that opportunity at that time and that was why I signed for Bolton.

I am an instance of what is possible with a lot of hard work.

When you don't spend or invest in the future, you can't always get away with it.

I realized at a very young age that I had a gift to do special things with the ball.

As kids, we were used to playing football with anything that we managed to kick and whenever we got a ball, it was a bonus.

I think it's always easier to sit on the outside and act as if you have the best solution.

Messi and Ronaldo have dominated world football for a decade and, given the nature of football, at a certain point the baton will have to pass to someone else. I think Neymar has a great chance of filling that role.

I think it is also the most demanding league; the pace of the game in the EPL is something else and rightly for me is maybe the best league in the world.

When you want something desperately and you lose it, no matter how hard you try to get yourself motivated, it's always difficult.

I don't mind if we play ugly and win, as long as we win.

Ronaldo is a fantastic player, one of the best I've ever seen, but he's been a bit unfortunate to be of the same generation as Messi. Consequently, they have to share the limelight.

People wonder why I chose to come to Bolton. There's a different pressure and mentality here to PSG, where we were expected to challenge at the top every year, but look at our squad - quality throughout.

After playing in England, going to a place where you have 40, 50 people at the stadium was no fun.

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.

I'd be lying if I said I never had any issues with players but at some point you have to stamp your authority because if you're good at taking free-kicks, for example, they should let you take them.

The life was good in Qatar but I did not enjoy the football. For me, 12 months was enough. The standard was low, but not that low. It was OK but the ambition was not there from the players. It was like playing for nothing. I didn't like that feeling.

People in Nigeria weren't happy that I went to Qatar. They said 'why did you go there of all places?' They missed watching me on television but sometimes you have to think about yourself and your future as well.

My Nigerian colleagues gave me a good impression of the Premiership and I am glad to be here.

Nigerian footballers who have played in Russia improved their ability here.

If I had the opportunity, I will ask every Nigerian kid to start his career in Germany. The structure they have in the Bundesliga is far from what is obtainable in other leagues.

For me, there is no limit to success.