81 Quotes by Kevin-Prince Boateng

In two years, I spent all my money on cars, watches, boots, discos, restaurants, and friends who, in reality, were not friends at all. For a boy like me, who grew up in a poor neighbourhood and without money, it was dangerous.

The concept 'a bit racist' doesn't exist. There are no tolerable quantities of racism. It's unacceptable regardless of where it happens or the form that it takes.

I know what's it like when everyone has a go at you, when criticism is harsh, and your family is part of it. This drags you down, and you can't get on with your life.

At Portsmouth, I showed what I could do, the kind of football I was capable of.

I'm not the kind of person who goes into the dressing room and says: 'I'm the Guv here.' But maybe I give off the aura that I'm the kind of person who can be a big player.

There were three people I always wanted to meet: Michael Jackson, Muhammad Ali, and Nelson Mandela.

Fans don't care what's in your private life, what happened in your past, where you come from. If you don't perform, they judge.

I chose Schalke for a couple of reasons. I wanted to go back home, to be close to my little boy, and it's a great club.

Everyone thinks footballers have a great life and drive great cars, but sometimes you have to pull the veil away and look behind.