When I was a boy we didn't wake up with Vietnam and have Cyprus for lunch and the Congo for dinner.
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“When I was a boy we didn't wake up with Vietnam and have Cyprus for lunch and the Congo for dinner.”
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More Congo Quotes
“I'd read about NBA players in magazines when I was growing up in Congo, but I had never actually seen what NBA basketball looked like because we didn't have access to a satellite for TV.”
“One of the matters that must be addressed is that Rwanda and Uganda have to leave the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We're also supporting processes to ensure that the political dialogue among the Congolese themselves takes place so that the people there can decide their future.”
“I cannot forget the place that I come from. The Congo is much in need.”
“I would hate to see operations in the Congo held hostage to Sierra Leone but I really think that's the way it's got to be. At one point we've got to decide to get it right and we've got to be professional.”
“My dad - Gaby Yala - played for the Congo national team as well, at Under-21 level. When I see him playing, even today, I could see he's got something about him.”
“The Democratic Republic of Congo was the most unbelievable place I have ever seen. Now, I'm not normally a massive fan of landscapes, but the country was just so so stunning!”