Quote of the Week- Didier Drogba (Soccer Player from Ivory Coast)

This quote from soccer player Didier Drogba, an Ivory Coast national player who also plays for the English soccer power Chelsea FC, wraps the quotes from people associated with the 32 countries in The World Cup on this blog.

Keep in mind, I divided the quotes between my two blogs (the one being "Politics, Culture and Other Wastes of Time) so there are actually 16 people from 16 countries here on this blog which started with South African playwright Athel Fugard of "Master Harold and the Boys" fame.

Alas, Ivory Coast did not advance from its group which had two highly touted teams in Brazil and Portugal. But, Ivory Coast won its last match over North Korea 3-0.

I guess from now on (pardon the pun) we resume 'regular programming.'

Here is the quote, which is of course about soccer:

"Our number one opponents are not Liverpool, Arsenal or Manchester United. It is ourselves."

Quote of the Week- Athol Fugard

Today, since The World Cup will be played in South Africa later this week, we thought we'd quote some famous person from each of the 32 countries participating on our two blogs presuming we have the time, and presuming we can find a famous person from Paraquay!

We start with a quip from Athol Fugard (b.1932) who is South Africa's leading playwright. He is best known in America for his play "Master Harold and the Boys," in which a young Matthew Broderick played the title part for a Showtime production just after he became famous for his role in the teen adventure film "WarGames"
(1983).

Here is the quote from Fugard:

"We compound our suffering by victimizing each other."