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Cameroon Quotes

We’ve collected the best Cameroon Quotes from the greatest minds of the world: Joel Embiid, Elayne Boosler, Cyrille Aimee, Millie Bright, Kwasi Kwarteng. Use them as an inspiration.

1
When I was still back in Cameroon, because I didn’t know English, I used to listen to French rap all the time and then a little bit of American hip-hop. And then, when I got to the States, that’s when I really got into all those guys – Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, all those guys.
Joel Embiid
2
I never minded flying cheap. I always said to myself, ‘Taking this flight saves enough money to rescue four dogs, or six cats, or will let me make a difference to the one woman saving chimps in Cameroon.’
Elayne Boosler
3
I was practically born in Cameroon; my family moved there when I was two weeks old.
Cyrille Aimee
4
Like many of us in the England squad, I wasn’t even born when the men’s team played Cameroon in the quarter-finals of the 1990 World Cup, so I couldn’t tell you much about that game.
Millie Bright
5
In Ghana, Nigeria, Togo, Angola and Cameroon maize is a staple, yet the earliest mention of maize in west Africa comes from a Portuguese document that lists it as being loaded on to slave ships bound for Africa.
Kwasi Kwarteng
6
Boko Haram, by itself, has destroyed large areas in Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, and Niger.
Pete Hoekstra
7
I come from one of the poorest countries in the world, and Cameroon is also one of the most beautiful countries in the world.
Samuel Eto’o
8
I try to represent Africa and Cameroon as well as I can.
Samuel Eto’o
9
Ndamukong started out playing soccer, like his sister before him. She excelled at it, played for Mississippi State, made the Cameroon national team.
Jeanne Marie Laskas
10
Cameroon can win the World Cup. People think I am crazy when I say this, but if you believe you have the best team in the world, you are stronger.
Samuel Eto’o
11
I always traveled. I left Cameroon when I was 11 years old. I lived in the USA, in Switzerland.
Yannick Noah
12
Moving from Cameroon to Texas, that was a change. Learning English, the culture, everything was different so I had to adjust.
Pascal Siakam
13
The Cameroon fans always bring a good atmosphere.
Toni Duggan
14
Cameroon is stronger because it’s a country of conquerors, of winners. Cameroon’s players aren’t necessarily very technical, but that when they play, they play to win.
Roger Milla
15
We try to bring in the best players for Cameroon: not just best in terms of talent but those who are motivated and who know what it means to play for this nation.
Clarence Seedorf
16
Cameroon is a football country – children are born playing football.
Roger Milla
17
Some have said it is the easiest group at the World Cup, but we realize it won‘t be like that. Germany are a tremendous side, but to be honest I don’t know much about Cameroon and Saudi Arabia.
Robbie Keane
18
In Cameroon, kids have many problems. They think everything is lost before they are born. It seems like they are not allowed to dream. They are not allowed to be ambitious. They just accept being the victim of their life.
Francis Ngannou
19
When I left Cameroon, I was 15 years old… I had one dream – it was to conquer the world.
Samuel Eto’o
20
I lived in Nigeria, Chad, and Cameroon when I was very young, until my mother divorced my father.
Patrick Cox
21
I’m from Cameroon, Central Africa.
Pascal Siakam
22
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.
Francis Ngannou