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
law government boots
My government will be open. Anyone found guilty of corruption will be dealt with in accordance with the law. If you are corrupt you will have to hang your boots.
people care take-care
Once you take care of people, people respect you.
pedals process ifs
Education is a continual process, it's like a bicycle... If you don't pedal you don't go forward.
people president wells
They say I do not have the qualifications to be president, that I do not have education. Well, I would never divide the Liberian people.
peace eye names
I can see in your eyes, I can see in your faces, I can see you cry. But what I want to say, there's no reason to cry. Do not, in the name of peace, go in the streets and riot.
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.
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.
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.
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.