Quotes from Samuel Eto'o

Why don't you think we should dream of an African team winning the World Cup for the first time? People never allow this thought to cross their minds, and it is shameful. When you try to even say it, people look at you as if you're joking, but they forget that dreaming is the first step to success.

Messi is a god, as a person and even more as a player. I hope that he wins the World Cup with Argentina.

You can't predict anything in football, particularly in the World Cup.

In the World Cup, you have to respect every team.

I experienced great sadness with our elimination from the 1990 World Cup, with many penalties. I still have that feeling of injustice in me.

It's probably the happiest moment for me, to play in a World Cup hosted in Africa.

They called me Little Milla. He was one of the best in the world, not just in Africa. A lot of us think he did not win the best player in the world award just because he was African. It was an honour to have the name - he was an inspiration.

I can only say what I have lived and experienced. And the majority of people who have been to Makhachkala have come back with different opinions. It's a relaxed city but very lively, like many of the capitals in the world. At first sight, you would never say that there are political problems.

No one signs a contact saying they will always start.

I have always said that the debate about who should play in goal is part of the game, but I never play in order to silence anyone.

I never say how many goals I'm going to score. My intention is to be happy and make sure that people around me are, too.

A lot of people criticised me when I opted to leave Italy for Russia. However, I'm convinced that I made the right decision to leave Inter.

The fact is, as all we strikers know, we tend to get judged just on the number of goals.

My dream was to become a footballer, hope to become the best someday. And I worked for it. And I'll tell you that the work is the magic of success.

It is important to feel the support of my family. Mentally, I can get away from everything that is football when I come home to be with them. Yes, work is a pleasure, but there will always be family.

I've always had fun in Miami.

Chelsea were looking at me, and one day I would love to play in The Premiership - for the fans, not the money. They can be losing 4-0 and still be cheering. That, more than anything, would attract me to The Premiership.

I spent 13 years in Spain, and when you spend that amount of time somewhere, it has a deep influence on you.

I was 15 when I made my debut for the national team.

I have been to the States many times. What I enjoy most is the feeling of being undercover, that no one recognizes me. When I go to the airport almost anywhere in Europe or Africa, I am recognized.

At Barca, we always have an obligation to win and to do it in style for our fans in the stadiums and around the world.

Football stadiums are just a reflection of what is going on in society. Many times in stadiums, people just feel more relaxed and say what they think when they're somewhere else.

When I was growing up, I thought everything was a life of friendship, respect, and sharing. But I discovered that unfortunately, you have people who aren't behaving in the same way but have hatred.

I spent two great seasons playing in the Russian championship. I could have stayed there, but I went to the Premier League, which is much more competitive and requires much greater levels of fitness.