81 Quotes by Jerome Boateng

Of course every manager has a different mentality, different philosophy.

When you fall down or slip in a situation, and somebody scores a goal, it's normal. These things happen. It happens to me; it happens to other players, I don't care about these things.

To get the title for your home country in another country like Brazil, the home of football - it was amazing.

You don't get anywhere without hard work. The earlier you understand that, the better.

Over the years, you get better at timing because you've been through the situations thousands of times. The ball goes over your head; he passes you on the right, left. Eventually, you just know what you have to do.

If I can understand criticism, I take it very seriously. But it's a process; it doesn't happen overnight.

It's really difficult for me to watch when I'm unable to play myself.

My favorite sneakers, growing up, were always the Air Force 1 and the Air Max line. I started collecting when I was 13 or 14 years old.

I think it's very important that you have a good relationship with the fans. You can't lump everyone together as a fan - there are different types of fans - but I think it's important to speak to them and get to know them.