Quotes from Kevin-Prince Boateng

I've never lacked guts, for good or bad.

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.

I think we should not accept and tolerate racism anywhere, in any game, whether it's a friendly game or a World Cup final, or it's a Champions League final.

I watched the Premier League regularly in Germany. It is the most famous league in the world, and I have always enjoyed it.

When I was younger, I didn't work hard because I could rely on my talent. That's not the right way.

Going to Barcelona is a huge opportunity and an incredible feeling.

You end up trying to buy happiness. I bought a Lamborghini. Wow! I was happy for a week. After that, I didn't even use the car. Who drives around Loughton in a Lamborghini?

I could hear from the crowd some monkey noises, and this went on for about 25 minutes. Every time I touched the ball, I could hear the crowd. I said to myself, 'In this kind of environment, in this situation, I don't want to play football anymore.'

I put a portion of my salary to the side.

For young people who are football players, Ronaldo should be the best in the world. He is the best example to look at because he trains to the fullest and has talent.

In what transcends this world, the best is Messi because he is incredible: he does things that nobody can do.

Social networking sites are an easy way to insult people. People have sent me messages saying that they are praying for me to get injured. Such messages are not nice, because I love playing football: I love playing for my club; I love playing football for Ghana.

I love Italy. I always said that some part of me is Italian since I moved to Milano.

Yes, I am the best footballer in the world.

My dream is to help young players. I don't want them to make the mistakes I did in the past.

I've never been a trophy guy.

Lionel Messi is not human. He is from another galaxy.

Barcelona is the best club in the world; My team-mates are Ousmane Dembele, Philippe Coutinho, Luis Suarez, or King Lionel Messi.

Ronaldo dominates this world, and Messi is above everything else.

I can honestly tell you that playing against Messi is very difficult.

The Champions League without Milan is not the Champions League.

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.

Many sportsmen, like myself and my team-mates, artists, and musicians all have unique chances and responsibilities to make themselves heard. We have the possibility to reach the parts that political speeches will never reach.

Every single person I spoke with, when I said I might perhaps be moving to Modena, told me how great the food is, so much so that I had to say, 'I'm here to play football, not to open a restaurant!'