“You need a certain amount of inner aggression, a bit of anger about yo...” — Michael Ballack Quote

“You need a certain amount of inner aggression, a bit of anger about you and the others in order to give your maximum.”

“Football is not about possession or playing a nice passing game. Football is about winning games.”

“Of course Lothar Matthaus is always going to be associated with the 1990 World Cup. But does everyone immediately remember what titles Gunter Netzer, Johan Cruyff or Luis Figo won? Or do they also think about how those players played their football and how they led their teams?”

“I don't think that the Internet creates feelings that aren't there, nor does it provide an outlet. On the contrary, what I have thought about things like computer games - what has disturbed me about them - is that they appear to stimulate feelings of aggression without providing any physical release.”

“There is a difference between myself and some of the peace people in Europe: whereas they think that the ultimate evil in the world is war, I think the ultimate evil in the world is aggression, and aggression sometimes must be repelled by force.”