George Weah
George Weah
George Tawlon Manneh Oppong Ousman Weah is a Liberian humanitarian, politician, and retired footballer who played as a striker. Regarded as one of the greatest African players of all time, and as one of the best forwards of his generation, in 1995 he was named FIFA World Player of the Year and won the Ballon d'Or, becoming the first African player to win these awards. In 1989, 1994 and 1995 he was named the African Footballer of the Year, and...
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth1 October 1966
CityMonrovia, Liberia
victory president election
I am the elected president of Liberia, not Ellen Sirleaf. They stole my victory, and I am here to say loud and clear that I am the winner of the elections.
school thinking practice
If I say I am not a politician, it is because I did not go to school to do political science. But at the end of the day, I think we are all born politicians. It's practical. All you gotta do is practice.
children believe school
I believe education should be a right for every child, but tragically in many parts of world it is a privilege for certain children whose parents have money. There are 72 million children in the world who don't go to school and many of them are in Africa.
successful
I am always successful in my work.
praying unification stability
I ask Liberians to pray so that God will bring peace and stability, and bring about unification to ourselves.
intelligent world wells
I have proven to the world that I am articulate, I am very intelligent, I'm well exposed.
monday sunday tuesday
It can't be Sunday every day. There are also Mondays and Tuesdays.
jobs growing-up children
Around 80% of Liberians are unemployed and only half of all children go to primary school. Just one in 20 go on to secondary school. Young children are on the streets instead of in the classrooms. We are not giving them the opportunity to learn and they will struggle to get jobs when they grow up.
selfish successful thinking
I know I have a successful career, a successful life. If I sit and say, 'Look, I have a comfortable life,' and I... just think about myself, I don't think that would be fair. That would be very selfish. Because everything I do in my life is to benefit my people.
country people goes-on
I will go on my knees and ask the Liberian people to participate in bringing peace and stability to our country.
heart people perception
The whole thing about elections in Liberia - it's not about the way you take care of people, it's not about the heart, it's about education, according to the perception of some people.
growing-up school pay
When I was growing up in Monrovia, the capital of Liberia, I sold doughnuts, popcorn and Kool Aid every day after school so that my family had some money and I could pay my school fees. It was a tough life.
book ideas america
In America there is a public library in every community. How many public libraries are there in Africa? Every day there are new books coming out and new ideas being discussed. But these new books and ideas don't reach Africa and we are being left behind.
minutes score
I will do nothing for 89 minutes, but score in the 90th.