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Ese Brume

12 quotes

“I’m excited and grateful to God. I’m super happy that I was able to make the top three. I’ll say I’m not the best athlete but I’m grateful to God for bringing me this far. I can’t contain my joy no matter the colour of the medal.”
Ese Brume (born 1996) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Philip Ukpe, ‘I Will Wear My Bronze Medal On Bishop Oyedepo’- Ese Brume, The Whistlers, August 3, 2021.
“It has been a great season for me right from April when I was injured but I never settled for less no matter the challenges. I keep on pushing and my coach keeps telling me that Ese you can do it. It is not all about the training but the faith I have in God.”
Ese Brume (born 1996) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Philip Ukpe, ‘I Will Wear My Bronze Medal On Bishop Oyedepo’- Ese Brume, The Whistlers, August 3, 2021.
“This is one thing I really wanted, to get the Games record. This is special for me because it shows consistency. It shows the hard work of all those that have supported me and my coach, who has been backing me up. Sometimes it's about how you're able to show that what you're doing is not a fluke.”
Ese Brume (born 1996) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Ockert De Villiers, Ese Brume is just getting started in her bid for long jump supremacy, Olympics, August 27, 2022.
“The Rio Olympics taught me that you should never look down on yourself and stick to what you believe in. I told myself if I'm able to make it to the final with one leg, I should be able to make the podium on two legs.”
Ese Brume (born 1996) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Ockert De Villiers, Brume's path to becoming Africa's long-jump queen, Olympics, August 27, 2022.
“To win a bronze medal at the World Championships in 2019 gave me a lot of confidence that, 'OK, so I can actually compete with the top athletes in the world. I could actually do better still because that wasn't my best, you know, so it made me believe that I could get better. And so far, I have been working with that mindset, and it's helping me, and I can see a lot of improvement.”
Ese Brume (born 1996) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Ockert De Villiers, Making regular visits to the podium, Olympics, August 27, 2022.
“It's a huge achievement for me and my coach. It was a surprise for us at first and, you know, it was something that we didn't expect to happen at that moment. It just happened. And we're still trying to recover from it. And hopefully...I'm able to back this distance, and hopefully, it should get me a medal.”
Ese Brume (born 1996) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Nigerian jumper Ese Brume: "I want to make young girls believe all things are possible", Olympics, 1 August 2021.
“Tobi Amusan is my best friend, everybody knows. It was amazing for us because this is what we are trained for. She deserves it so much. Last championships, we just got one medal. Now we are getting out with two medals. It is a wonderful night for Nigeria, for all of us.”
Ese Brume (born 1996) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Ockert De Villiers, Symbols of female strength, Olympics, August 27, 2022.
“I want to make young girls believe that all things are possible. You know they can do exactly or even better than what I'm doing right now. I'm not any super girl from one unique place. No, I'm a local girl from Ughelli. So if this local girl can do it, can come this far from nothing to become something, then you also can do it.”
Ese Brume (born 1996) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Ockert De Villiers, Symbols of female strength, Olympics, August 27, 2022.
“Pressure is coming in from different places, from Nigeria, from my team, from Africa as a whole. I try as much as possible not to let that overwhelm me, take it one step at a time, not to rush. I try not to panic at any point in time and I do not see anyone as a rival. It's something that has helped me, and it has really brought me this far. And then the only thing to do is to surpass my personal best. I try to beat myself.”
Ese Brume (born 1996) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Nigerian jumper Ese Brume: "I want to make young girls believe all things are possible", Olympics, 1 August 2021.
“I know this will be an inspiration for them (young girls). Of course, when you see someone you look up to doing well, you want to definitely be like them. So this is going to motivate and inspire them. I hope it works.”
Ese Brume (born 1996) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Commonwealth Games: Ese Brume thinks Nigerian gold rush can inspire young girls, Graphic Online, 9 August 2022.
“I told myself that I had to tell the federation and everyone that it was about my run up. I wanted to prove everyone wrong, because everyone was like ‘What was wrong with me?’ I was the world leader and all of a sudden I came last. I had to turn to God and put Him first and He did it.”
Ese Brume (born 1996) first seen 2014 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Bambo Akani, EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW with ESE BRUME, Nigerian, African & Commonwealth Long Jump CHAMPION!, Making of Champions, September 8, 2014.
“My dream is to become the world’s best so I know that for the World Championships, I will be on the medals table because I should be doing much better before then. If not the GOLD, I will be on the medals table.”
Ese Brume (born 1996) first seen 2014 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Bambo Akani, EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW with ESE BRUME, Nigerian, African & Commonwealth Long Jump CHAMPION!, Making of Champions, September 8, 2014.