81 Quotes by Jerome Boateng

The Ballon d'Or is nice, but at the end of the day, I want to have success and play good, and if people recognise me, then I'm happy.

As a player, you would sometimes want a bit more public backing.

I like to play against strikers and think that, from my size alone, I'm more of a central defender.

I'm a fighter - I learned this as a child.

As a child, I played on the road against bigger players. Due to my technical skills, I've always got by.

In football, you can never know what happens in the future.

No matter how often I was knocked to the ground, I always got up. Nothing knocks me down.

Football should and has to remain beautiful - entertainment, a celebration for everyone.

I am the type of guy who regenerates very, very well.