As a footballer, I know I am a role model for a lot of African kids, and I want to make a direct impact on their lives.

There are only a few players who play in the same team all their career. You come from somewhere and go somewhere else.

Scoring goals is what I do best in my career.

I'm not really happy with my football career, but I can't complain about it, either.

As I've gotten older, I've come to grips that the unexamined life is what works for most people. Most take what they learned in school, get a job, marry, buy a house, have a family, become a great parent, serve their god, community and country, hang with friends, and live a good life. And for them that's great.

I train hard, every day, not because it's my job but because I love football.

I was the oldest of five children, each about a year apart, and my mother, bless her heart, had her hands full.

I don't look for anybody to pay for health care for me and my family. That's my responsibility.