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David Beckham
"It's just so sad to think about how these girls are growing
up without their mums and dads. You can tell they just want
to be loved."
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Cafú
"It is very important that children are allowed to continue
being children and that they are not made to grow up before
their time. They should be allowed to enjoy their childhoods,
because childhood should be the most marvellous time of life."
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Roberto Carlos
"I hope that children understand that football is a world-wide
passion and that they can enjoy life through football and also
that we [the football players] are here for them for whatever
they may need."
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Brandi Chastain
"Football gives girls the ability to be leaders and improves
their self-esteem. They learn that they can be leaders, be powerful
and strong and that those are perfectly fine qualities for a
woman. They learn to explore themselves through football."
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El Hadj Diouf
"We should all give priority to children - especially those
living in difficult circumstances. Together we can make the
world a better place for children."
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Landon Donovan
"I have met people all over the world through the sport
of soccer, and I can say that football knows no boundaries.
It is important for kids across the globe to know that anything
they dream is possible in soccer and in life."
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Khalilou Fadiga
"To provide a quality education to every child - boy and
girl - is the responsibility of us all."
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Quinton Fortune
"It is very heartening to see football used as such an
international tool to break down barriers and to build new relationships."
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Ryan Giggs
"As a footballer, I can't imagine life without the use
of one of my legs. Sadly, this is exactly what happens to thousands
of children every year when they accidentally step on a landmine."
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Cobi Jones
"'Soccer' as we call it in the US is vital in bringing
different communities together. Having this event, 'Say Yes
for Children Football Day', in concert with the World Cup further
strengthens that spirit."
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Kaka
"I think this is an excellent initiative. Children really
are the future, as people often say, but we also have to make
sure that we take care of them in the present. Children who
are mistreated grow up with problems and with bad attitudes,
and that’s not the way any child should grow up. I send
out a big hug to all the children of the world and I would love
to see people everywhere unite to make sure that all children
can have a positive future."
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Paolo Maldini
"In a world where there are one hundred million children
without any rights - not even the right to play - which side
are you on?"
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Brian McBride
"UNICEF’s [and FIFA’s] 'Say Yes for Children
Football Day' is another great way to help kids all over the
world. I’m glad to have been a part of UNICEF’s AIDS
awareness campaign in the US."
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Roger Milla
"Many of your friends may be HIV-positive already. Get
out and be with them. Include them in your daily lives. Go to
school with them. Take a walk with them in the market. Share
a joke and love them, with or without HIV."
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Juninho Paulista
"The least we can do, as football players, is to use
our images or give part of what we earn to children, because
many are really in need and they are the future of our nation.
It strikes me as perfect that this World Cup is dedicated to
children. I believe that we must help those who are in need
and especially those children who don’t have enough to
eat, or don’t have a family."
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Jacky Peeters
"Each country and each team can do its part for children.
Like George Weah's good work with UNICEF, if we do something
with the 32 best teams in the world, it's a big opportunity
for UNICEF's work with children."
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Ricardinho
"We must always remember the situation of children all
over the world and be committed to helping them. I believe that
the children really need our help and that if each of us took
even the smallest action, that all of these little actions combined
would produce a grand result. I believe that this is the way
people need to start thinking. They need to think a little about
others, because there are so many people who have so much. They
must start thinking about those who do not."
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Ole Solskjaer
"I had heard of girls being trafficked from their own countries
and being forced to work as prostitutes or in factories, but
I can't believe how young some of them are. It really is tragic."
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Tony Sylva
"Children and their families must be protected against
the devastating effects of AIDS."
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Sebastian Veron
"For some people football is an obsession, it's a way of
life, it's a passion. For some people it is more important than
life or death. More important than AIDS? I don't think so."
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George Weah
"I don't want any more children to be forced into armed
conflict."
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Dwight Yorke
"What could be better than using football --which breaks
down boundaries of race, culture and status-- to make a real
difference to the children of this world."
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Fan Zhiyi
"As a football player, to play in the World Cup is the
most important thing in one's career. As for the importance
of children, they are the future of the world and everybody
should be pleased to be involved in helping UNICEF help children
around the world."
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