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“It was tough because I didn't have anyone behind me to push me to achieve my dream. But I never stopped dreaming.”

Source: Interview with The Guardian, April 2020

Context In the same Guardian interview, he described leaving home at 15 to pursue football against his family's wishes and the doubts of early coaches.

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Sadio ManéSenegal · b. 1992
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