Yaya Toure Professions : Soccer player Born : May 13, 1983 Browse All Authors Top 34 quotes by Yaya Toure We can all be weak, but we all have to make a conscious decision to be strong. Yaya Toure strong decision weak On the pitch and for life generally, I keep my center by remembering that I am part of a team and if I don't do my part, I let down not just my team but everyone who follows it. Yaya Toure let-down team remember Currently poaching threatens the very existence of the African Elephant, and my worry is that if we do not act NOW, we could be looking at a future in which this iconic species is wiped out. Yaya Toure poaching elephants worry Saving the world happens one person at a time. Be at the front of the queue. Yaya Toure queues saving world Each one of us has to work hard to achieve our collective dream for a healthier planet. Yaya Toure achieve hard-work dream Cristiano Ronaldo has done massive things in both the Premier League and in the Champions League, but Messi is the best though and I am convinced that next year he will win the Ballon d'Or. Yaya Toure champions-league cristiano-ronaldo winning Sometimes people fail to see that individual decisions have universal consequences. Yaya Toure decision sometimes people Off pitch, I keep things simple. I enjoy spending time with my family. I never forget my roots and regularly give back to children in West Africa. I support several youth associations, and I am also involved in the protection of the forest in my country [Ivory Coast]. When away from home, I mostly miss people and enjoying a good laugh with my peers. Yaya Toure home country children The illegal wildlife trade threatens not only the survival of entire species, such as elephants and rhinos, but also the livelihoods and, often, the very lives of millions of people across Africa who depend on tourism for a living. Yaya Toure rhinos elephants people My biggest concern and main engagement with UNEP is focused on endangered species and illegal wildlife trade - mostly elephants, rhinos, etc. Yaya Toure rhinos etc elephants The environment is everything that makes up our surroundings and affects our ability to live on the earth - the air we breathe, the water that covers most of the earth's surface, the plants and animals around us, the overall condition of our planet, and much more. Yaya Toure air animal water Saving the world happens one person at a time. Be at the front of the queue. Each one of us has to work hard to achieve our collective dream for a healthier planet. Yaya Toure hard-work dream world The environment is everything that makes up our surroundings and affects our ability to live on the earth - the air we breathe, the water that covers most of the earth's surface, the plants and animals around us, the overall condition of our planet, and much more. Protecting the environment is really important to everyone's welfare - that of our children, as well as that of the future generations. Yaya Toure air animal children People need to make a stand and be clear that trading in ivory is immoral and unacceptable. Yaya Toure ivory people needs Protecting the environment is really important to everyone's welfare - that of our children, as well as that of the future generations. Yaya Toure generations important children Iniesta - he is the Zinedine Zidane of the team, because he can do whatever you want him to with the ball. Yaya Toure iniesta zidane team I have committed to contribute in raising general public awareness, as well as inspiring broad, positive, committed action against illegal trade. It is an on-going and tough fight, but I believe that if we all join our hands, we can conquer! Yaya Toure fighting believe hands Yeah, lets do this, when something like that happens we have to send a strong message. Yaya Toure world If we aren't confident at the World Cup, coming to Russia, we don't come. Yaya Toure top-news The fans sing my name around the world. When I meet fans, they ask, 'How are you? All good with your family?' Yaya Toure good you family world Similar Authors Alan Mullery soccer-player Bojan Markovic soccer-player Brad Friedel soccer-player Brian Owen soccer-player Brian McDermott soccer-player Brian Clough soccer-player All Authors
