Jerome Boateng

Athlete

81 Quotes

I play where the coach puts me and try to help the team.

No matter how often I was knocked to the ground, I always got up. Nothing knocks me down.

For the most part, I don't care who plays at my side.

When we lose the ball, I don't want to win it back directly. I act smarter now, have better anticipation, and also start earlier when somebody tries to lob the ball over me.

Keeping up your concentration is one of the hardest tasks when you're a centre-back because a team like Bayern tend to dominate and can give you sense of false security.

I have much to be grateful for at Bayern, and I feel super comfortable. I can't imagine being at another club.

The Ballon d'Or is nice, but at the end of the day, I want to have success and play good, and if people recognise me, then I'm happy.

I like to watch the NBA.

I can play at full back on either side, but I prefer the central defensive position.

At Bayern, if you don't win the Champions League, it's always a criticism because we have a great team, but most of the people forget that there are other great teams, and it's not that we aren't special.

Real are really powerful in attack, really strong in defence, and have a balanced midfield. There's a reason they've won two Champions Leagues in a row.

It's really difficult for me to watch when I'm unable to play myself.

I stand for a Germany that is more colorful, cool, and optimistic about the future.

Messi is so quick; he's so good. For me, he's the best player in the world.

I've had three injuries, and one took from 2016 to 2017 for me to recover. Three months I was out because I wasn't perfect, and I lost a lot of games for this injury.

I was young myself and reliant on older players to make room for me.

You need bad times to become a better and strong player.

My favorite sneakers, growing up, were always the Air Force 1 and the Air Max line. I started collecting when I was 13 or 14 years old.

I intend to explore emerging trends, not only in fashion but also in music and everything related to sports.

I had enquiries from Paris-Saint Germain and Manchester United, and I considered them.

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