Mario Balotelli quotes

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)
They say that abandonment is a wound that never heals. I say only that an abandoned child never forgets. View quote
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Racism springs from ignorance. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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I am different - if you can find another like me, then I will buy you dinner! View quote
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People who know me, love me. People who don't know me love me too... or they hate me. View quote
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I believe I am more intelligent than the average person. View quote
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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. View quote
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I have my life, my world. I do what I want, without annoying anyone. View quote
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You speak bad of me, I score goals. (Mario Balotelli)
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. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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My public image is absolutely not a fair reflection of who I am. View quote
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For me, my mother is everything. View quote
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I don't follow politics; it doesn't interest me. So why should I vote? View quote
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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. View quote
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To play in atmospheres that are intense is when I play my best football. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. (Mario Balotelli)
I don't like journalists and I hardly ever talk to them. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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