“From age six to 12, I lived in seven different countries, moving from ...” — Clemantine Wamariya Quote

“From age six to 12, I lived in seven different countries, moving from one refugee camp to another, hoping we would be wanted.”

“I hate light... I feel like at night, it's safer. If anything happens, there's a way to hide at night. Another thing I hate about light is it reminds me about being in a refugee camp and being outside.”

“Labels and classifications of any type are not law, nor are they written in stone. It's up to us to be aware of this and confront it and break through it by doing things that shock and surprise people because they thought we could never achieve at that level.”

“I have played at the Nou Camp and the Bernabeu.”

“You go through training camp and get pounded. Then you play the season and miss out on your family and then the government takes a lot of your money. There comes a time when you start asking yourself 'Is this actually worth it?' My family is worth much more.”

“There'll probably be moments in my life where it seems that people will want to camp out on my doorstep, and moments when no one wants to hire me and couldn't be less interested. I've been around the circus, and it'll come and go.”