Hard Quote by Graeme Souness

Balotelli does not play for the team, only for himself. He is an egotist, who thinks the world revolves around him.

— Paolo di Canio

Mario Balotelli is undoubtedly the greatest talent of Italian football.

— Giorgio Chiellini

Mario Balotelli is like Marmite, you either love him or hate him. Me? I'm in between.

— Joe Royle

Off the pitch, everyone says I and Mario Balotelli look alike, but I don't think so. A fan was waiting for a long time…

— Micah Richards

I'm sorry to see Balotelli waste his talent the way he does, but I think he can keep people entertained by scoring goals.

— Roberto Mancini

My thoughts on Balotelli? He's the kind of player who infuriates me. I was not born a footballer like him. I achieved what I…

— Gabriel Batistuta

Balotelli is just selfish. He deserves a lot of slaps.

— Paolo di Canio

I'd like to coach Balotelli.

— Marco van Basten

Balotelli is not my role model. I like him as a player very much, and he is very talented. He could have been at…

— Aleksandar Mitrovic

Balotelli, and a few others, have everything that I would have liked to have. It angers me that he does not use his talent…

— Gabriel Batistuta

I think that Balotelli could be as good as Torres - and even better than him.

— Roberto Mancini

Those who have a personality like Balotelli do things that other people maybe wouldn't. Balotelli sometimes does things that look strange and unbelievable. But…

— Gianfranco Zola