I know that in Senegal, the fans and the media are demanding, and that is normal. Kalidou Koulibaly Read Quote
Sometimes people ask me this question in interviews and it is very difficult to answer. They say, ‘Kouli, how does it feel when the fans make these racist howls at you? Does it bother you? What should be done?’ I think that until you have lived it, you cannot really understand. It is such an ugly thing, and it is hard to talk about. Kalidou Koulibaly Read Quote
Maybe some people look at me and just see a footballer, or a black footballer. But I am much more than this. I tell my best friends all the time, ‘If you look at me as a footballer, and not as Little Kouli, and not as your friend, then I have failed in life.’ Kalidou Koulibaly Read Quote
I grew up in a town in France called Saint-Die, where there were many immigrants – Senegalese, Morrocans, Turks. My parents came from Senegal. My father came first, actually. He was a lumberjack. Yes, a real French lumberjack. Kalidou Koulibaly Read Quote
I believe we are all equal and that’s a value I’ve had since I was little. It’s something I can believe in and I can show that to everyone. Kalidou Koulibaly Read Quote
My parents were migrants and I experienced first hand the challenges they had to overcome. If they hadn’t decided to seek a better life elsewhere, I could never have aspired to become the person I am now. Kalidou Koulibaly Read Quote
