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Akhona Makalima Quotes

born 1988 South Africa

Akhona Zennith Makalima (born 27 March 1988) has been an international referee from South Africa who is a listed international referee for FIFA since 2014.

South Africa
Sportspeople

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But I always had a feeling that there is something great that I will do.

I’m not going to change my structure. I’m not going to change the referee’s uniform that I wear so that people can feel that I am ‘okay’ as a referee.

I’m a dreamer. I’ve always known that I was destined for greatness. I just didn’t know how far I’d go.

I was training more than I was supposed to train and injuring myself in the process. Mentally, I had told myself that I have to look like a referee. But how does a referee look?

I am someone who came from the same background, or even worse,and I want to show them sport and education go together and that they have a future waiting for them if they choose it.

When I stepped into the field of play, I was making silly errors because I was not confident. Until one day I decided no, this is not me. Nobody is going to tell me how I am supposed to look. The only thing that is supposed to define me is the rule book.

I never wanted to be a light that shines alone,If we have more lights shining, we will leave no shade. We will not miss anybody. We will light up tomorrow.

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Akhona Makalima (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.