Quotes About Michael Ballack

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

The main reason to come to England and Chelsea was to play with a great team. Money and the chance to live in a city like London are additional factors.

A player can't request on what position he wants to play, and it is the same with the captaincy. One should respect this, there are hierarchies.

Playing for Chelsea I have to be more ruthless than in the German team, where I have managed to earn myself a different status over the years.