“Sacrifice counts for a lot in sport. From a young age, I couldn't do t...” — Mario Balotelli Quote

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”