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# Mario Balotelli: Manchester City's outspoken striker shoots his mouth off
## Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli has made more headlines off the
pitch than on it. Here are some of his choicer quotes.
![Mario Balotelli: Manchester City's outspoken striker shoots his mouth
off][1]
Shaddap you face: Manchester City's free-thinking Italian isn't afraid to
speak his mind Photo: REUTERS
By Cameron Macphail 9:00AM BST 01 Apr 2011
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"Mourinho is the best coach in the world, but as a man he still needs to learn
manners and respect [Roberto Mancini] is the most important coach I've ever
had. He'll soon become the No 1 in the world. But already now, in terms of
human qualities, he is two kilometres ahead of Mourinho. Wait, make that ten
kilometres."
**Balotelli on Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho, his former coach at Inter
Milan. **
"Roo-ney! Roo-ney! Roo-ney!"
**What Balotelli allegedly chanted at Jenny Thompson, the prostitute Wayne
Rooney slept with, in a Manchester restaurant**
"Who else would have won it other than me? There is only one [of the former
winners] who is a bit stronger than me - [Lionel] Messi. All of the others are
way behind me."
**After winning the Tuttosport Golden Boy award. **
"I don't believe Leo Messi deserved the Ballon d'Or, as it should've gone to
Wesley Sneijder."
**Interview with _Gazzetta dello Sport. _**
"England is far ahead of the rest in terms of stadia and far behind in terms
of its media. The newspapers are just trash."
_**Gazzetta dello Sport **_**again_._**
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"What's he called? Wil ...? No, I have not heard of him yet, but next time I
play against Arsenal I will have to pay attention. Maybe I could show him the
Golden Boy and remind him that I won it."
**Balotelli assesses Arsenal's Jack Wilshere. The man who finished runner-up
for the coveted Golden Boy prize**.
"I need help. I always mess everything up"
**The words Balotelli said to Italian coach Cesare Prandelli, according to
Prandelli**
"Our attack of Balotelli-Tevez-Dzeko is the best in the world. We are better
even than Barcelona and Real Madrid, and certainly better than the Premier
League leaders, Manchester United, whose main striker [ Wayne Rooney] has
scored just three times this season. He is a very good player but not the best
in Manchester. United fans stop me in the street and say, 'Mario, come to
us'."
_**In Gazzetta dello Sport.**_
"Because I am rich."
**After police demanded to know why a 20-year-old, who speaks faltering
English, was carrying £5,000 cash in his back pocket aftrer crashing his Audi
A8. **
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