Mario Balotelli Quotes - Page 2

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

  Mario Balotelli

  Reflection, Who I Am, Public Image

  "Mario Balotelli: 'I'm not a bad guy but I'm shy. Interviews are hard'" by Louise Taylor, www.theguardian.com. May 7, 2011.

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• Racism springs from ignorance.

  Mario Balotelli

  Spring, Ignorance, Racism

  "Manchester City star Mario Balotelli says he's just misunderstood in most revealing interview yet" by Ashleigh Rainbird, www.mirror.co.uk. January 11, 2012.

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• 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.

  Mario Balotelli

  Italian, One Day, Proud

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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.

  Mario Balotelli

  Football, Winning, Europe

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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.

  Mario Balotelli

  Thinking, People, Arrogant

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• Yes, I think I am a genius, but not a rebel.

  Mario Balotelli

  Thinking, Rebel, Genius

  "Balotelli: 'I am a genius ... I am different - if you can find another like me, I will buy you dinner!'" by David Anderson, www.mirror.co.uk. May 29, 2012.

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• I don't like golf. It's not for me, it's too quiet.

  Mario Balotelli

  Golf, Quiet

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• It surprises me how much children like me, you know? If they look at me as an example, I have a big responsibility.

  Mario Balotelli

  Children, Responsibility, Example

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• 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.

  Mario Balotelli

  Responsibility, Winning, Able

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

  Mario Balotelli

  Children, Never Forget, Abandonment

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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.

  Mario Balotelli

  School, Italian, Proud

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• Sacrifice counts for a lot in sport. From a young age, I couldn't do the normal things that the boys of my age get to do. Maybe you have a nice car or a nice house, but at times you just want to be a normal guy and you can't.

  Mario Balotelli

  Sports, Nice, Sacrifice

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• I know I have a responsibility as a role model to children and I try to fulfill that.

  Mario Balotelli

  Children, Responsibility, Role Models

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• Rooney's good but not the best in Manchester.

  Mario Balotelli

  Football, Rooney, Manchester

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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.

  Mario Balotelli

  Strong, Believe, Enough

  "Balotelli: I'm a misunderstood genius". Interview, www.espnfc.com.

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• There are few people with such talent, so there are few able to judge what I am doing.

  Mario Balotelli

  People, Judging, Able

  "Balotelli: I'm a misunderstood genius". Interview, www.espnfc.com.

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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.

  Mario Balotelli

  Stupid, People, Minorities

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• Many stories are invented about me - too many stories; almost everyone uses me, and I'd say about 0.01 percent of the gossip is true.

  Mario Balotelli

  Gossip, Stories, Use

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• 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.

  Mario Balotelli

  Dad, Boys, Would Be

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

  Mario Balotelli

  Vote, Should, Interest

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• Mancini is lucky. He has an owner [Sheikh Mansour] who speaks little and asks only: "What do you need?"

  Mario Balotelli

  Football, Lucky, Needs

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

  Mario Balotelli

  Football, Play, Atmosphere

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

  Mario Balotelli

  Journalist

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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.

  Mario Balotelli

  Player, Goal, World

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