153 Quotes by Michael Ballack

I'm just concentrating on my football. I can cope with the situation very well. It's not putting any strain on me.

I have not signed anything and I was also not in London.

In European Championship games you don't usually create more than a few chances. You need somebody to convert at least one.

We have to be very aggressive, to go to the limit of what's legal.

But at [soccer] tournaments you tend to see novel, unanticipated trends coming through, with everyone watching each other like hawks and immediately copying anything new. What is really important for every team is to be aware of its own capabilities and find a style which plays to one's own strengths.

A leader on the pitch is someone who can turn a game in the right direction, he isn't someone who has a go at his colleagues after the match for everything they did wrong.

The crowd was unbelievable, they even supported us in our weaker phases. With such great fans behind us we are all looking forward to this World Cup.

The crowd naturally was frustrated when it was 0-0. They stood like a wall back there. But we want to be German champions and we took a step toward that today.

Football is not always harmonious.