Mario Balotelli quotes

Mario Balotelli is an Italian footballer known for his talent, strength, and unpredictable behavior on and off the pitch. His career includes stints at top clubs like Inter Milan, Manchester City, and AC Milan. He continues to fascinate fans with his dynamic playing style and colorful personality. Here are 37 of his quotes:

They say that abandonment is a wound that never heals. I say only that an abandoned child never forgets.

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Racism springs from ignorance.

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Even if I don't always behave as I should, this still doesn't explain why so many people have something against me. But you know how it is. A lot of people vent themselves by coming to the stadium to yell at me. I hope it's not racism. I tell myself that it's not racism; it's because I'm tough, and I repeat this to myself.

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When people talk about my business, my life, I'm really private. Maybe someone thinks I'm arrogant or something, but it's just me.

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I am different - if you can find another like me, then I will buy you dinner!

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People who know me, love me. People who don't know me love me too... or they hate me.

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I believe I am more intelligent than the average person.

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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.

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I have my life, my world. I do what I want, without annoying anyone.

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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.

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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.

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America is a great country. I've been in the south, in the center and in the north. I like it. Americans are very good people. There's just too much air-conditioning.

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My public image is absolutely not a fair reflection of who I am.

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For me, my mother is everything.

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I don't follow politics; it doesn't interest me. So why should I vote?

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I am proud to be Italian because I was born in Italy, I grew up in Italy, I went to school in Italy and I have worked in Italy. I'm Italian.

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To play in atmospheres that are intense is when I play my best football.

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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.

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I don't like journalists and I hardly ever talk to them.

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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.

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Racist people are few, in the minority. But you can do nothing to change them. You can talk, you can do what you want, but you can't do anything because they are just stupid people.

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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.

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