Manchester City, the club and the fans, they were amazing. But I’m sorry, the city wasn’t that nice. I was all the time at home, and I didn’t enjoy it. It was raining all the time. I was a little bit upset. – Mario Balotelli
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
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
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
I know I have a responsibility as a role model to children and I try to fulfill that. – Mario Balotelli
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
What is important for me is that the people who know me for real know Mario how he really is. People who don’t know me, they read newspapers and they watch TV. TV is made to give a lot of opinions… so I can’t show the real Mario to everybody. – Mario Balotelli
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
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
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
I don’t like to talk much, even when people speak bad about me. Inside me, I say, ‘Why do they have to think of me that way?’ But I know how I am. My objective is not that people follow me, but I’m happy that they do. – Mario Balotelli
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
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
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
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
They say that abandonment is a wound that never heals. I say only that an abandoned child never forgets. – Mario Balotelli
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. – Mario Balotelli
Sometimes I dream to be alone and that nobody would talk to me. But I understand that football is really important and that everybody watches it. When you’re famous, you have to do photos or autographs, especially for the kids. – Mario Balotelli
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