I would have been a better footballer if I was educated - Odartey Lamptey

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Busumbru 9 years ago

You are right and very honest. Hope the up and comimng ones will learn from your experience.

You are right and very honest. Hope the up and comimng ones will learn from your experience.
pk 9 years ago

i dont agree people like cr7 messi even ronaldinho were not educated that match but a better players

i dont agree people like cr7 messi even ronaldinho were not educated that match but a better players
kosh 9 years ago

that is not true and even if it was,the lack of education in europe is nothing compared to lack of education in ghana or Africa,Even those claim to be educated in africa are still living in the past and dont understand the re ...
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that is not true and even if it was,the lack of education in europe is nothing compared to lack of education in ghana or Africa,Even those claim to be educated in africa are still living in the past and dont understand the reason for the rights of everybody,including GAY people.takes education to understand that!
SALVATION DELIGHTs. 9 years ago

Has offered a life experienced education to the up coming, and your ignorant thoughts trashing it. Right now Odartey is educated in experience. He just needed someone to guidehim in his decisions. He was a great player even c ...
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Has offered a life experienced education to the up coming, and your ignorant thoughts trashing it. Right now Odartey is educated in experience. He just needed someone to guidehim in his decisions. He was a great player even colts, anybody who watched him could tell. Look at the Boatengs. The one playing for Ghana is the most talented, yet Germany has glories.
SALVATION DELIGHTs. 9 years ago

Evangelical pastors killing their wives because of adultery and financial scandals. If a man has a wife who is insecure to commit adultery, it is not always the man's fault. Apostle Paul says, the one in marriage to commit ad ...
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Evangelical pastors killing their wives because of adultery and financial scandals. If a man has a wife who is insecure to commit adultery, it is not always the man's fault. Apostle Paul says, the one in marriage to commit adultery is the one with no Jesus in him/her. The culprit of insecurity is the one to leave the marriage. I know for the fact that, jewish nation should have tabernacle and a major prophet or a king. Else democrazy is not the chosen government for them in the bible. Where people can chose to be gay, transverstite, idole worshippers by choice for God people. In the old testament God hated them when they went that way.
SALVATION DELIGHTs. 9 years ago

Means, the do not see God ways to discern God intension to abide in to call them apple of His eye in the old testament. My wife infedility is not known to me, I will kick her out of my house. Recreating gospel is not differen ...
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Means, the do not see God ways to discern God intension to abide in to call them apple of His eye in the old testament. My wife infedility is not known to me, I will kick her out of my house. Recreating gospel is not different from what Lucifer did in garden of aden. Jesus was referring to some jews, your father is Lucifer.
SALVATION DELIGHTs. 9 years ago

Denigration of the new testament ordinances of Salvation gospel? Where do grace and mercy fit in this? As you do not understand. Grace and mercy was eliminated from the ten commandments by the jewish pharasees. Jesus came and ...
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Denigration of the new testament ordinances of Salvation gospel? Where do grace and mercy fit in this? As you do not understand. Grace and mercy was eliminated from the ten commandments by the jewish pharasees. Jesus came and added grace and mercy having identified the scribes crooked teachings and behavior. Adding grace and mercy to ten commandment complete love as the Lord made it known to jewish society. Then the benefits of the cross and blood atonement, then spiritual direct baptismal elaborates Salvation to encyst 1st corinthians 13-13 to completion. Making the scriptural gospel salvation not faith. Moreso, trying to mound the judgement seat by some quocophony pastor of half jew, half something else noisy for nothing preacher with political affiliation of iniguity. John Heaven.
SALVATION DELIGHTs. 9 years ago

Change my writing at salvation gospel not faith gospel or christian faith they claim. Christ without Jesus attach is very confusing nowadays.

Change my writing at salvation gospel not faith gospel or christian faith they claim. Christ without Jesus attach is very confusing nowadays.
PRINCEWILLY@YMAIL.COM 9 years ago

HE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN A PLAYER,IF HE WAS EDUCATED.MANY GREAT PLAYERS STARTED PLAYING GUTTER,GUTTER WITH BROKEN MILK CANS AND USUALLY SKIP SCHOOL.

HE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN A PLAYER,IF HE WAS EDUCATED.MANY GREAT PLAYERS STARTED PLAYING GUTTER,GUTTER WITH BROKEN MILK CANS AND USUALLY SKIP SCHOOL.
P Djamgbe 9 years ago

Just appreciate what you have achieved in life and what GOD has done for you and be thankful to HIM. Who knows, you probably wouldn't have been a footballer altogether if you were "educated". You probably would have been a "w ...
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Just appreciate what you have achieved in life and what GOD has done for you and be thankful to HIM. Who knows, you probably wouldn't have been a footballer altogether if you were "educated". You probably would have been a "well educated" politician filled with corruption and wicked agenda in your head (mind). Just take a look at our politicians: Mahama, Amisah or whatever his name is, JA Kuffuor, JJ, All Die Be Die, Bawuliar (the lying prof.), etc, just to mention a few. I would rather choose to be someone like you and not be able to recite A B C D than be like any of the guys I mentioned above and their likes. Parasitic thieves!!!

emmanuel dual and augustine ahenfo 9 years ago

no,you would have been a great footballer if u had used your own correct age,at the time u said u were under 17 years of age during the italy 90 tournament,u were about 31 years old,,u all started with buffon,italian goal kee ...
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no,you would have been a great footballer if u had used your own correct age,at the time u said u were under 17 years of age during the italy 90 tournament,u were about 31 years old,,u all started with buffon,italian goal keeper,he is still playing and u all have retired,because he never lied about his age unlike u and emmanuel osei kuffour.good day.
Asare 9 years ago

You are being mischevious you this rougued Emmanuel and Augustine.Buffon is a goal keeper.outfield players are from the ages of 31-33 considered retirement prospects. Good Keepers on the other hand play up to 42 years before ...
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You are being mischevious you this rougued Emmanuel and Augustine.Buffon is a goal keeper.outfield players are from the ages of 31-33 considered retirement prospects. Good Keepers on the other hand play up to 42 years before hanging their gloves.indeed your comment sought to paint Odartey bad but in the minds of deep thinking people,they can only admire him more as, if its true that he was in his 30s when he burst on the world stage,then he should be 60+ today.what a 60+ who looks 30.Odartey is very good looking
Kwame 9 years ago

Hit the nail right on it's head! Finally a Ghanaian who is ready to face the truth. I for one have remained skeptical of the local component of all the age regulated competitions we engage in. If our administrators were hones ...
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Hit the nail right on it's head! Finally a Ghanaian who is ready to face the truth. I for one have remained skeptical of the local component of all the age regulated competitions we engage in. If our administrators were honest we would produce much better teams on all fronts. Dishonesty does not pay. Kudos once again.
jojo 9 years ago

regardless of your talent without education you can only go that far, the schools competition needs be strengthened. give the kids scholarships to develop their talent in school while getting education but we've had sport min ...
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regardless of your talent without education you can only go that far, the schools competition needs be strengthened. give the kids scholarships to develop their talent in school while getting education but we've had sport ministers who have no idea to develop the ministry.
in the US you can't play in any of the league with at least completing high school. in Europe when you are in the academies you still go to school.
wele 9 years ago

U said it all.he did not used is real age.

U said it all.he did not used is real age.
pk 9 years ago

being a great football has got nothing to do with age some one can enjoy a short carreer and still be a better player for years to come some people make it late some early so what has age got to do with it

being a great football has got nothing to do with age some one can enjoy a short carreer and still be a better player for years to come some people make it late some early so what has age got to do with it
Chuks, Tudu/Nima 9 years ago

Keep quiet, you got what was good for you. Who will educate you and allow you to go play football? Will you allow any of your educated kids to go play football?

Keep quiet, you got what was good for you. Who will educate you and allow you to go play football? Will you allow any of your educated kids to go play football?
John K. 9 years ago

That is true, the same thing happened to Charles Tailor formerly of Accra Hearts of Oak and Kotoko.

That is true, the same thing happened to Charles Tailor formerly of Accra Hearts of Oak and Kotoko.
Victor Hugo 9 years ago

We are all guilty for your plight; because we enjoyed the brand of soccer you were playing, we kept mute evev though we knew very well that you were cheating on age .Divide your disappointment and share it amongst us all.

We are all guilty for your plight; because we enjoyed the brand of soccer you were playing, we kept mute evev though we knew very well that you were cheating on age .Divide your disappointment and share it amongst us all.
Patrick 9 years ago

pk...how do you know CR7, Messi and Ronaldinho "are not educated that muck"?

pk...how do you know CR7, Messi and Ronaldinho "are not educated that muck"?

Patrick 9 years ago

pk.......how do you know those guys where not educated that much???

pk.......how do you know those guys where not educated that much???
Amoah 9 years ago

The gift of God is shared equally among his children.take what u got and use what u take and say thank u God.

The gift of God is shared equally among his children.take what u got and use what u take and say thank u God.
EXUBERANCE-UK 9 years ago

HI Bro. Lamptey,i think you were not alone,our part of the world lack of academies is the reason for that, most of ur colleagues i used to watch at corners park ksi likes of kyekyehene, okubi, worae could get anywhere of beca ...
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HI Bro. Lamptey,i think you were not alone,our part of the world lack of academies is the reason for that, most of ur colleagues i used to watch at corners park ksi likes of kyekyehene, okubi, worae could get anywhere of because of same issues. i still regard u as one of the greats, no regrets
Ay3ka 9 years ago

When your Jezebel spouse, was 'defiling' your matrimonial home while you were out toiling to bring home the bacon? My friend, you are a very lucky man to be alive, and you should be thankful to the 'Big Man upstairs!

When your Jezebel spouse, was 'defiling' your matrimonial home while you were out toiling to bring home the bacon? My friend, you are a very lucky man to be alive, and you should be thankful to the 'Big Man upstairs!
Gazza 9 years ago

You are 24 years when you started playing for the national under 16. And the way you treated people who helped you in life, you even snubbed Alhaj NNJE(former kotoko board member) who's your godfather who took you from the gu ...
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You are 24 years when you started playing for the national under 16. And the way you treated people who helped you in life, you even snubbed Alhaj NNJE(former kotoko board member) who's your godfather who took you from the gutter and cater for you as a son, he even risk his life by taking you to Nigeria for the late Stephen Keshi to take you to Anderlert of Belgium when the government of Ghana don't want any of the under 16 squad to leave the country. You reap what you sow

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