When I wasn’t famous, I had a lot of friends, almost all of them Italian. The racism only started when I started to play football.
When I decide to score, I score. I know I am strong, but I believe it is not enough yet. I can kick fine, dribble very well, but I still have to improve.
I have my life, my world. I do what I want, without annoying anyone.
Yes, I think I am a genius, but not a rebel.
Is instinct in the head or in the heart? Off the field, I follow my good instincts which steer me in the right direction. Sometimes on the field my head leads me astray. That’s what I believe.
Racist people are few, in the minority. But you can do nothing to change them. You can talk, you can do what you want, but you can’t do anything because they are just stupid people.
Inside me I’m Ghanaian, and I’m proud to be African. But of course I’m Italian. I was born in Italy. I’ve never been to Africa in my life, but I will go one day.
Rooney’s good but not the best in Manchester.
Sacrifice counts for a lot in sport. From a young age, I couldn’t do the normal things that the boys of my age get to do. Maybe you have a nice car or a nice house, but at times you just want to be a normal guy and you can’t.
America is a great country. I’ve been in the south, in the center and in the north. I like it. Americans are very good people. There’s just too much air-conditioning.
I am proud to be Italian because I was born in Italy, I grew up in Italy, I went to school in Italy and I have worked in Italy. I’m Italian.
When people talk about my business, my life, I’m really private. Maybe someone thinks I’m arrogant or something, but it’s just me.
I don’t like golf. It’s not for me, it’s too quiet.
Racism springs from ignorance.
There are few people with such talent, so there are few able to judge what I am doing.
I would be ready to become a dad if I was with the right person. I’d like a boy, though. Because they’re in charge.
It surprises me how much children like me, you know? If they look at me as an example, I have a big responsibility.
Occasionally, you feel like the only person able to win the match. So you take all the responsibility, you do too much, and you do something bad.
I don’t like journalists and I hardly ever talk to them.
To play in atmospheres that are intense is when I play my best football.
The talent God gave me is beautiful and wonderful, but it is difficult because you are always facing other people keen to judge you. There are few people with such talent, so there are few able to judge what I am doing.