My public image is absolutely not a fair reflection of who I am. Mario Balotelli More Quotes by Mario Balotelli More Quotes From Mario Balotelli There's only one that is a little stronger than me: Messi. All the others are behind me. Mario Balotelli messistrongerlittles I don't celebrate because I'm only doing my job. When a postman delivers letters, does he celebrate? Mario Balotelli motivationaljobssports People who know me, love me. People who don't know me love me too... or they hate me. Mario Balotelli know-mehatepeople I'm a naturalized Italian, but I'm from Ghana. I was abandoned by my parents and adopted by two angels. I suffer with racism everyday. I'm the first black to wear the jersey of Italy. I'm not angry, but my life experiencies make me act differently from other people. Then, try to learn more before you criticize me. Mario Balotelli ghanaitalianangel I sent my Christmas wishes to him, but he didn't answer. He's the world's best coach, but as a man he still has to learn manners and respect. Mario Balotelli christmas-wishesfootballmen 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. Mario Balotelli italianplayfootball I am different - if you can find another like me, then I will buy you dinner! Mario Balotelli like-medinnerdifferent I can win the Ballon d'Or, but only if Messi's level drops a bit. It will be very complicated to do so if he keeps up his current form. I really believe I can win the award, but there's not much I can do if Messi maintains this level. Mario Balotelli awardswinningbelieve I will not accept racism at all. It's unacceptable. If someone throws a banana at me in the street, I will go to jail, because I will kill them. Mario Balotelli bananasjailracism 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. Mario Balotelli fieldsheartbelieve 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. Mario Balotelli toughracismpeople For me, my mother is everything. Mario Balotelli mother When I score I don't celebrate, its my job, does a postman celebrate when he delivers post? Mario Balotelli jobsfootballsoccer You can't delete racism. It's like a cigarette. You can't stop smoking if you don't want to, and you can't stop racism if people don't want to. But I'll do everything I can to help. Mario Balotelli racismsmokingpeople 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. Mario Balotelli judgingbeautifulpeople 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. Mario Balotelli threeplayerfeelings Mourinho is the best coach in the history of football. Mario Balotelli mourinhobest-coachesfootball Jumps like a black man and grabs coins like a Jew. Mario Balotelli coinsblackmen 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. Mario Balotelli aircountryamerica When I lose my temper it's because I decide to. If I do something it's because I want to do it. Mario Balotelli temperifswant
