Mario Balotelli Quotes About Racism

Quotes about: Racism

• I will not accept racism at all. It's unacceptable. If someone throws a banana at me in the street, I will go to jail, because I will kill them.

  Mario Balotelli

  Jail, Racism, Bananas

  " Euro 2012: Mario Balotelli threatens to 'kill' banana-throwing fans" by Marcus Christenson, www.theguardian.com. May 29, 2012.

• 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.

  Mario Balotelli

  Football, Italian, Play

• I'm a naturalized Italian, but I'm from Ghana. I was abandoned by my parents and adopted by two angels. I suffer with racism everyday. I'm the first black to wear the jersey of Italy. I'm not angry, but my life experiencies make me act differently from other people. Then, try to learn more before you criticize me.

  Mario Balotelli

  Angel, Italian, Ghana

• You can't delete racism. It's like a cigarette. You can't stop smoking if you don't want to, and you can't stop racism if people don't want to. But I'll do everything I can to help.

  Mario Balotelli

  Racism, People, Smoking

• Racism springs from ignorance.

  Mario Balotelli

  Spring, Ignorance, Racism

  "Manchester City star Mario Balotelli says he's just misunderstood in most revealing interview yet" by Ashleigh Rainbird, www.mirror.co.uk. January 11, 2012.

• Even if I don't always behave as I should, this still doesn't explain why so many people have something against me. But you know how it is. A lot of people vent themselves by coming to the stadium to yell at me. I hope it's not racism. I tell myself that it's not racism; it's because I'm tough, and I repeat this to myself.

  Mario Balotelli

  Racism, People, Tough

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