--- title: "4 Italian Quotes By Mario Balotelli" description: "4 Italian quotes by Mario Balotelli. Plus more from Mario Balotelli and more Italian sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b5/mario-balotelli-12203_african_inside-me-i-m-ghanaian-and-i-m-proud-to_1341610.png" --- > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-balotelli/inside-me-i-m-ghanaian-and-i-m-proud-to-be-african-but-of-course-i-m/) [Mario Balotelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-balotelli/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b5/mario-balotelli-12203_african_inside-me-i-m-ghanaian-and-i-m-proud-to_1341610.png) > [I am proud to be Italian because I was born in Italy, I grew up in Italy, I went to school in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-balotelli/i-am-proud-to-be-italian-because-i-was-born-in-italy-i-grew-up-in/) [Mario Balotelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-balotelli/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b57/mario-balotelli-12203_born_i-am-proud-to-be-italian-because-i-was-b_1916081.png) > [When I wasn't famous, I had a lot of friends, almost all of them Italian. The racism only started when I started…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-balotelli/when-i-wasn-t-famous-i-had-a-lot-of-friends-almost-all-of-them/) [Mario Balotelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-balotelli/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/22d/mario-balotelli-12203_famous_when-i-wasn-t-famous-i-had-a-lot-of-frie_2692582.png) > [I'm a naturalized Italian, but I'm from Ghana. I was abandoned by my parents and adopted by two angels. I suffer with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-balotelli/i-m-a-naturalized-italian-but-i-m-from-ghana-i-was-abandoned-by-my/) [Mario Balotelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-balotelli/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/133/mario-balotelli-12203_abandoned_i-m-a-naturalized-italian-but-i-m-from-g_2898394.jpg) ## Other authors on Italian - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-alexis-arquette-11174.jpg) William C. Brown 11 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/italian/william-c-brown/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-lidia-bastianich-60192.jpg) Lidia Bastianich 10 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/italian/lidia-bastianich/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-benito-mussolini-17095.jpg) Benito Mussolini 10 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/italian/benito-mussolini/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-gino-d-acampo-5671.jpg) Gino D'Acampo 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/italian/gino-d-acampo/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-riccardo-tisci-78355.jpg) Riccardo Tisci 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/italian/riccardo-tisci/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-mario-batali-63922.jpg) Mario Batali 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/italian/mario-batali/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-beverly-pepper-17649.jpg) Diego Della Valle 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/italian/diego-della-valle/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-al-pacino-10179.jpg) Al Pacino 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/italian/al-pacino/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-monica-bellucci-68996.jpg) Monica Bellucci 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/italian/monica-bellucci/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-martin-scorsese-64785.jpg) Martin Scorsese 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/italian/martin-scorsese/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-lapo-elkann-58538.jpg) Lapo Elkann 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/italian/lapo-elkann/) ## More by Mario Balotelli > [I know I have a responsibility as a role model to children and I try to fulfill that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-balotelli/i-know-i-have-a-responsibility-as-a-role-model-to-children-and-i-try/) [Mario Balotelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-balotelli/) > [There are two metaphors for Mario the person and not Mario the footballer. I think I am a man, but I don't believe I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-balotelli/there-are-two-metaphors-for-mario-the-person-and-not-mario-the/) [Mario Balotelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-balotelli/) > [I am different - if you can find another like me, then I will buy you dinner!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-balotelli/i-am-different-if-you-can-find-another-like-me-then-i-will-buy-you/) [Mario Balotelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-balotelli/america-is-a-great-country-i-ve-been-in-the-south-in-the-center-and/) [Mario Balotelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-balotelli/) > [I will not accept racism at all. It's unacceptable. If someone throws a banana at me in the street, I will go to jail,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-balotelli/i-will-not-accept-racism-at-all-it-s-unacceptable-if-someone-throws-a/) [Mario Balotelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-balotelli/) > [For me, my mother is everything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-balotelli/for-me-my-mother-is-everything/) [Mario Balotelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-balotelli/it-surprises-me-how-much-children-like-me-you-know-if-they-look-at-me/) [Mario Balotelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-balotelli/) > [Yes, I think I am a genius, but not a rebel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-balotelli/yes-i-think-i-am-a-genius-but-not-a-rebel/) [Mario Balotelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-balotelli/) > [People who know me, love me. People who don't know me love me too... or they hate me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-balotelli/people-who-know-me-love-me-people-who-don-t-know-me-love-me-too-or/) [Mario Balotelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-balotelli/) > [I don't like journalists and I hardly ever talk to them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-balotelli/i-don-t-like-journalists-and-i-hardly-ever-talk-to-them/) [Mario Balotelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-balotelli/i-would-be-ready-to-become-a-dad-if-i-was-with-the-right-person-i-d/) [Mario Balotelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-balotelli/) > [I don't follow politics; it doesn't interest me. So why should I vote?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-balotelli/i-don-t-follow-politics-it-doesn-t-interest-me-so-why-should-i-vote/) [Mario Balotelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-balotelli/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-balotelli/i-turn-to-someone-i-m-not-sure-to-god-i-think-but-i-never-ask-for/) [Mario Balotelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-balotelli/) > [When I score I don't celebrate, its my job, does a postman celebrate when he delivers post?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-balotelli/when-i-score-i-don-t-celebrate-its-my-job-does-a-postman-celebrate/) [Mario Balotelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-balotelli/) > [They say that abandonment is a wound that never heals. I say only that an abandoned child never forgets.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-balotelli/they-say-that-abandonment-is-a-wound-that-never-heals-i-say-only-that/) [Mario Balotelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-balotelli/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/italian/mario-balotelli/#itemlist", "name": "4 Italian Quotes By Mario Balotelli", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Inside me I'm Ghanaian, and I'm proud to be African. But of course I'm Italian. I was born in Italy. 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