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Michael Ballack

(1976) Association Football Player

103 quotes in 296 categories

Michael Ballack is an association football player.

Quick Facts About Michael Ballack

Born: September 26, 1976
Profession: Association Football Player

About Michael Ballack

[Wikidata] German association football player (born 1976)... | [Wikipedia] Michael Ballack is a German former professional footballer who is now a football agent. He was selected by Pelé as one of FIFA's 100 Greatest Living Players, and as the UEFA Club Midfielder of the Year in 2002. He won the German Footballer of the Year award three times – in 2002, 2003 and 2005. Ball

Quotes by Michael Ballack

When I see Mario Gotze, his development does not go in the right direction. He has outstanding qualities, but he has not…

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Current situation

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I think if you play for Chelsea you have to deal with the pressure, everybody knows the expectations.

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Expectations

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I was able to turn my hobby into my profession, and I am thankful for that. But I have other interests beside…

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Career

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I played in the Champions League constantly for 12 or 13 years in my career, and I reached only two finals. I…

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Career

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I played at the highest level throughout my career and I'm happy about that.

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About

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Things aren't always full of sunshine, there has to be friction at times as well.

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Always

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Mario Gotze is a great player, but one of my favourites is Marco Reus, who is a fantastic player, and one of…

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Best

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Chelsea is an ambitious club and it will always be possible that a coach and the players are competitive at the highest…

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Ambitious

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We will give everything for the FA Cup, Champions League and Premier League.

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Champions league

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A leader on the pitch is someone who can turn a game in the right direction, he isn't someone who has a…

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Colleagues

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A player can't request on what position he wants to play, and it is the same with the captaincy. One should respect…

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He

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I had a great career. But not to win a big international title is also part of my career.

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Big

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The coach is the first person who is under pressure but when a new manager comes you should give him time.

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Coach

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Sure, Mourinho was obviously crucial for my move to Chelsea.

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Chelsea

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Mesut is an amazing player.

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Amazing

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I can imagine finishing my career at Chelsea.

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Career

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It is something very special when you can win a league title, because it is the one that you play all year…

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Play

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In football, if you have a big break after a disappointment you can stew on things, and that hurts you.

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Big

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Football has never been about young or old players - it is about good or bad players. If you're 13 or 31…

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Bad

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At Bayern you need other characteristics to assert yourself. Just being good is not enough there.

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Being

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I've learned to adapt to the pace of the English game and a different style of football in the Premier League.

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Adapt

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If too much harmony dominates, then aggression can get lost.

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Aggression

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When you a buy a player like Ozil, you know his strengths and Arsene Wenger knows, I think, where he is at…

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Best

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When I moved to Chelsea, it was a big, big challenge and experience for me at the time to play with so…

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Big

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It is not about the system, it is about how individuals perform on the pitch and whether they do the right things,…

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How

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