Words matter. These are the best Mario Balotelli Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
When I wasn’t famous, I had a lot of friends, almost all of them Italian. The racism only started when I started to play football.
For me, my mother is everything.
The talent God gave me is beautiful and wonderful, but it is difficult because you are always facing other people keen to judge you. There are few people with such talent, so there are few able to judge what I am doing.
I know some players like being the centre of attention and I admit that when I first became a player I liked fame, too. But that feeling lasted only for three months. Then I realised what it was really like to be the centre of attention all the time. It isn’t all good.
It surprises me how much children like me, you know? If they look at me as an example, I have a big responsibility.
Manchester City, the club and the fans, they were amazing. But I’m sorry, the city wasn’t that nice. I was all the time at home, and I didn’t enjoy it. It was raining all the time. I was a little bit upset.
I don’t follow politics; it doesn’t interest me. So why should I vote?
If I go out in the street and one guy gets a picture, then someone calls the press to say Mario was there. The day after in the press, it’s, ‘Mario was there’. That’s normal, I just walk in town like a normal guy.
I have my life, my world. I do what I want, without annoying anyone.
Inside me I’m Ghanaian, and I’m proud to be African. But of course I’m Italian. I was born in Italy. I’ve never been to Africa in my life, but I will go one day.
I don’t like to talk much, even when people speak bad about me. Inside me, I say, ‘Why do they have to think of me that way?’ But I know how I am. My objective is not that people follow me, but I’m happy that they do.
I turn to someone, I’m not sure, to God I think, but I never ask for anything. I would never pray to win a title; it makes no sense. I’ve never understood those who pray before a match. I simply give thanks for what I have received.
My public image is absolutely not a fair reflection of who I am.
I believe I am more intelligent than the average person.
People who know me, love me. People who don’t know me love me too… or they hate me.
I want to be the strongest player in the world and score a lot of goals. To do that, I have to improve in every area.
Sometimes I dream to be alone and that nobody would talk to me. But I understand that football is really important and that everybody watches it. When you’re famous, you have to do photos or autographs, especially for the kids.
They say that abandonment is a wound that never heals. I say only that an abandoned child never forgets.
I don’t like journalists and I hardly ever talk to them.
I don’t like golf. It’s not for me, it’s too quiet.
Sometimes in football you deserve to win but lose. Other times you deserve to lose or draw but you win. That is the game, and it’s why I’ve always said you should never try to predict anything in football, especially in Europe.
Is instinct in the head or in the heart? Off the field, I follow my good instincts which steer me in the right direction. Sometimes on the field my head leads me astray. That’s what I believe.
When I decide to score, I score. I know I am strong, but I believe it is not enough yet. I can kick fine, dribble very well, but I still have to improve.
Occasionally, you feel like the only person able to win the match. So you take all the responsibility, you do too much, and you do something bad.
I know I have a responsibility as a role model to children and I try to fulfill that.