FIFA Legend, Jay Jay Okocha Shares Tips To A Successful Career
Augustine Azuka Okocha popularly known as Jay Jay Okocha, is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. For many, Jay Jay Okocha has been an inspiration and career propeller.
Long before he had access to a football, he used to practice with anything and everything. In an interview with BBC, he said, “As far as I can remember, we used to play with anything, with any round thing we could find, and whenever we managed to get hold of a ball, that was a bonus! I mean it was amazing!”. His drive and determination at a young age would later earn him international recognition in his field.
Speaking on how his love for the game led him into playing as a profession in a recently published book, Success Is Not Served A La Carte, he said, ‘Football gave me a foundation to build on. Fine, I used to think it was just a game, but later, it became my profession’.
Along with other professionals, Jay Jay Okocha’s success was profiled in Azuh Arinze’s book, Success Is Not Served A La Carte. The book is an enlightening collection of one on one interview sessions with 30 high-profiled individuals in the country including; Christopher Kolade of Cadbury/LBS, Tony Ezenna of Orange Drugs, Anselm Madubuko of Revival Assembly, Steve Babaeko of X3M Ideas, Film director, Tade Ogidan, veteran actors, Olu Jacobs, Pete Edochie and Dele Odule, to name a few. The book explores the success stories of these individuals, and also provides key insights into their lives.
