Zitat des Tages von Mario Balotelli:
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.
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.
To play in atmospheres that are intense is when I play my best football.
It surprises me how much children like me, you know? If they look at me as an example, I have a big responsibility.
Racism springs from ignorance.
I don't like golf. It's not for me, it's too quiet.
I have my life, my world. I do what I want, without annoying anyone.
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.
They say that abandonment is a wound that never heals. I say only that an abandoned child never forgets.
I always wanted to play for AC Milan or Real Madrid. Real Madrid, of course, because when I was young, the players that played there were the top players. I was looking at Real Madrid as the best of the best. And AC Milan, they also had good players when I was young, so I looked at AC Milan the same way as Real Madrid.
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.
When I lose my temper it's because I decide to. If I do something it's because I want to do it.
I am different - if you can find another like me, then I will buy you dinner!
My public image is absolutely not a fair reflection of who I am.
If I buy a Fiat Uno, I'll read that, for a man like me, a Ferrari was more suitable. If instead I buy a Ferrari, they'll write that I should have kept my feet on the ground and bought a Fiat. If I smile, I'm not serious. If I don't smile, I'm a rich sulker that doesn't enjoy having the most beautiful job in the world.
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.
I believe I am more intelligent than the average person.
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.
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.
I would be ready to become a dad if I was with the right person. I'd like a boy, though. Because they're in charge.