153 Quotes by Michael Ballack

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

There must be some tensions in a team, which you can't always wipe away or smooth over.

I did not win anything at Leverkusen so to win six titles in four years with Bayern shows the move was worthwhile.

I didn't join Chelsea to lose things. I came because the Premier League is the strongest in the world and I am playing for one of the strongest teams.

I wanted to go outside of Germany and I saw English football as a big, big challenge.

At 36 years old I can look back on a long and wonderful time in professional football, which I could never have dreamed of as a child.

Germany is a nation which must always win.

Having 18 or 20 class players is a luxurious problem, and it doesn't mean that you have to play them all.

You need a certain amount of inner aggression, a bit of anger about you and the others in order to give your maximum.