All Quotes

"But you just have to remember when you’re down, you’ve just got to keep working hard because if it was easy, everyone could do it."

"I think that if we all work together and follow the coach's instructions, we can achieve great things. My hope is to win the Women's African Cup of Nations (WAFCON) and then qualify for the World Cup."

"I'm from Accra, but I was born in Liberia. My father is Ghanaian, and my brothers live in Ghana. I've been to Ghana only once, but it was great seeing my family and having that experience. I really enjoyed it."

"We’ve worked so hard, and now we’re just one step away from the final. That means everything."

"Some of the younger players bring so much energy to the team. It lifts us."

"We the older players try to guide them and keep the team strong. It was always my dream to play in these kinds of games. But due to some reasons, I haven’t had the chance to be on the field as much as I wanted. Still, I’m supporting the team in every way I can."

"We trust our coach. He’s given us a clear game plan, and all we have to do is to follow it and give everything we’ve got."

"We know what this game means. We are hopeful. We’ve prepared well."

"I’ve been through a lot going to school in a foreign country. Had to do jobs on the side to pay for my expenses. In the end it was really worth it."

"I started getting interest in soccer since I was little. I would say I was about 4. I developed interest by following my two brothers around. They played street soccer all the time and I would follow them out and be a ball girl. But it all changed, one day they were one play short and they put me in to make up the number. Though all I did was run around, it was fun. It didn’t stop there. They continued whenever they were a player short. I played street soccer until middle school."

"I didn’t necessarily choose soccer. I just accidentally started playing and with time I was actually good at it. So I kept going."

"Never been interested in any other sports. My parents were really supportive. My parents are very educated so they know the value of combining education with sports. My dad bought all the necessary things I needed to play."

"Ummm I think you need to be willing to learn, be positive, most of of all be persistent and don’t give up easily, you have to be coachable and not complacent, be humble and listen to good advice from your coaches and experienced players. I think that’s it."

"Yes, the challenges I faced was being called names in my community. Names like, manwoman, boygirl and even a prostitute. And there are a lot of misconceptions about female athletes. That you won’t be able to give birth and finding a husband would be difficult. But am glad that people’s perception is changing everyday about women in sport’s."

"You will recognize, my boy, the first sign of age: it is when you go out into the streets of London and realize for the first time how young the policemen look."

"there's nothing noble about keeping one's self small"

"fame and fortune must be corrupting"

"In mothering, I didn’t think about myself as being a Black mother. I’m a mother"

"To be held in esteem by other people is, for me, a humbling experience."

"I grew up in a time where these things begin in childhood—your grandparents, aunts, uncles, your own parents, the teachers in your classrooms"

"There was something about going through a pledge period with other young women who you really didn't know very well"

"Well, you can respect people. But can you depend on that person? Can you trust that person? And can you be depended upon and can you show up?"

"It's not just about what other people do. It's about you, too."

"in your own thought, you create opportunities and obstacles"

"I didn’t think about my children being Black children; I think of my children being children"

"The ethnicity is obvious — it’s in our food, it’s in the music we listen to, it’s in the books we read, it’s in the way we live, it’s in the company we keep and the dances that we do"

"I know who I am"

"inner reality creates the outer form"

"The internet has given a lot of anonymous people a very loud voice"

"I believe that with all those people on board including former MPs, ministers, councillors, the BDP can return to power in 2029. We had the popular vote in October and we are practically the largest party in terms of popular vote. UDC is made up of three parties, but we are far ahead of them."

"A spiritual man, who, by the practice of virtue, prayer, penance and mortification, has already laid up a certain treasure of merit in heaven, knowing full well that he has in his house, nay, even within himself, a traitor sense which, assaulting his will, and alluring it by the bait of its delectations, is able to strip it of all its spiritual wealth; with what jealousy ought he to keep guard over it; how sternly ought he to check its motions; how rigorously to keep it in subjection and restraint."

"We won the bronze medal for ourselves and the nation. I am happy we didn't go home empty handed... To be able to go home with a medal is great. I am really excited."

"I thank the nation for their support. I know during the group stage it was really hard for us... We were not just here to participate but at least able to make an impact. That is the dream and I am really excited for that."

"Where I am and where I want to be is a little bit far... I always stay positive. If it happens I could make it one day. That is the dream and I will forever be grateful."

"This is amazing. I can remember way back when we couldn't make it, but last season we went to the WAFCON, we made an impact and lucky for us, here we are today."

"We have our last game to play at WAFCON. The excuses are too many. It’s time we put everything aside and play for the badge."

"I’m not saying we haven’t tried, but football is about results."

"I know I am playing in the Saudi League. There is so much difference from the leagues I played before but they are trying to progress in women's football."

"I'm happy we didn't go home empty-handed. We couldn't reach the final, but we're going home with something."

"Playing the host nation is exciting, not pressure."

"King Louis and Cardinal Jouffroy were a well matched pair."

"I will be in breach of party procedures if I am to divulge the reasons for my protest to the media."

"I will not file a protest with the party. However, my main worry is that many of my supporters did not vote. Hundreds of people especially the elderly who have backed the party for years are not happy because they did not vote. This is not a true reflection of what the people wanted. I will not blame voters for my loss but the voters roll."

"Because the local production would be low, in the past people used to stockpile in order to take advantage of the situation by hiking prices."

"While BMC has not yet returned to profitability, there has been improved performance in terms of revenue, gross profit and throughput between the 2022 and 2023 financial years."

"This strategy focuses on stemming the financial losses, lessening operational inefficiencies through the improved logistics of acquiring raw material or throughput, as well as addressing plant and process maintenance more cost effectively."

"BMC continues to record positive revenues and improved throughput levels, and is gaining access to fast growing lucrative markets such as the United Arab Emirates (UAE)."

"Out of this P67.7m or 68 per cent is owed to farmers, while P31.2 million or 32 per cent is owed to a variety of suppliers including utilities and packaging materials."

"The performance of the BMC has improved since the implementation of the 2022/25 turnaround strategy effective January 2022. The improvement is expected to continue in the current financial year (2024) and beyond. The improvement will further be boosted by the recent penetration of the AUE market."

"This is a risk-minimisation intervention aimed at improving product distribution turnaround times. Payments from customers will be quicker. This will go a long way in facilitating the realisation of the standard set for farmer’s payments."