A child comes to see his father play, have fun, make people happy, and what does he see? He sees people booing his father for being black. They make monkey noises. They throw bananas at his teammates and all that.
Interpretation
The quote highlights the challenges and racism faced by a public figure, as seen through the eyes of his child.
In this poignant statement, Samuel Eto'o reflects on the painful experience of witnessing the racist treatment directed towards his father during a public game. The child's innocent perspective contrasts sharply with the cruel reality of racism, emphasizing how such acts not only affect individuals but also deeply impact their families, showcasing the broader social issue of discrimination in sports and society.
In practice
During a speech against racism in sports, this quote could highlight the impact on athletes' families.
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.
In all things, you need a good organization. You can have the best player in the world; if you do not have the best team, you will not win.
Football is beautiful. Football is beautiful because whether you win, draw, or lose, you can go and shake your opponent's hand, whether they're white or black or red or blue.
If you believe in something and have the strength not to give up, it can happen. I am the living proof it can be done.
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.
I feel lucky that I found my talent, not unlucky that I was born with a disability. When I'm on a horse, I'm more worried about what the riding hat is doing to my hair than what my bent legs and arms are doing. What riding has given me is respect.
Better to die fighting for freedom then be a prisoner all the days of your life.
I tell people, if you're thinking about suicide, all that stuff I've attempted and thought about it. If you think about it, life gets better. The key to life when it gets tough is to keep moving. Just keep moving.
Lost rights are never regained by appeals to the conscience of the usurpers, but by relentless struggle....goa ts are used for sacrificial offerings and not lions.
I'd been in jail, and I'd been beat. I had been to a voter registration workshop, you know, to - they were just training and teaching us how to register, to pass the literacy test.
The question is no longer between violence and non-violence it is between non-violence and non-existence.
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