Michael Ballack.

Michael Ballack's third Footballer of the Year trophy, won in 2005.



Germany's Footballer of the Year 2002: Michael Ballack.

Statements :Michael Ballack

Aims – "You always have to have aims, as they are crucial for motivation!"

Talent – "It's not enough to just possess talent, you also have to work hard to be able to reach your goals."

Celebrating – "That's actually the most wonderful thing about sports."

Media– "Today, the media have an increasingly prominent status."

World Cup – "Winning the World Cup is the biggest sporting success a footballer can have."

Humour - "It's important to take life with a healthy dose of humour."

Fans – "Fans are very important and a confirmation of your own performances. They are the reward for work put in. I'm happy about every fan I have!"

Secret of Success – "Everyone has got his own secret of success."

Goerlitz – "That's the place where I was born. A beautiful, historic city."

Role model – "Many footballers are being admired, especially by young people. That's why they have the position of a role model."

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Michael Ballack

Name: Ballack

First Name: Michael

Sign of the Zodiac: Libra

Height: 189 cm (6ft 2in)

Weight: 80 kg (176,3 pounds / 12 stone 8lbs)

Marital Status: unwed; Michael Ballack and his girl-friend Simone have three children - Louis (b. August 16, 2001), Emilio (b. September 19, 2002) and Jordi (b. March 17, 2005)

Secondary-school Qualification: A-Levels, Sports High School in Chemniz

Advanced Courses:German and History

Vocation Learnt:Professional Football Player

Clubs:Chelsea FC (since 2006)
Bayern Munich FC (2002-2006)
Bayer Leverkusen (1999-2002)
Kaiserslautern FC (1997-1999)
Chemnitz FC (1990-1997)*
Karl-Marx-Stadt FC (1986-1990)
BSG Motor "Fritz Heckert" Karl-Marx-Stadt (1983-1986)**
* on June 13, 1990, Karl-Marx-Stadt FC was renamed "Chemnitz FC"
** since 1990, this club is called "Chemnitzer SV 51 - Heckert"

Shirt Number: 13 (Bundesliga and Internationals)

First Professional Goal: October 1, 1996 (For Chemnitz FC to make it 1-0 in a Cup tie against Dynamo Dresden)

First Bundesliga Game: On September 19, 1997, against Karlsruhe (Ballack was brought on in the 85th minute for Ratinho)

First Bundesliga Game Started: On March 28, 1998, against Leverkusen

First Bundesliga Goal: On October 30, 1998, with a direct free-kick for Kaiserslautern to make it 2-2 against Hansa Rostock (67th minute)

First International: On April 28, 1999, against Scotland (Ballack was brought on in the 60th minute for Hamann)

First International Goal: On March 28, 2001, to make it 2-1 against Greece from the penalty spot (25th minute)

Michael Ballack

Michael Ballack (29) was born on 26th September 1976 in Görlitz. He started his football career at BSC Motor "Fritz Hecker" Karl-Marx-Stadt (now Chemnitz). The midfielder played in the Bundesliga for 1. FC Kaiserslautern, Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern München from 2002. He has won the German title three times (1998 with Kaiserslautern, 2003 and 2005 with Bayern) and has been named "Footballer of the Year" three times. Michael and his partner Simone have three children. Ballacks philosophy is: "Don't take everything so seriously."

- 2006

German League Champion(Bayern Munich)
German FA Cup Winner (Bayern Munich)

- 2005

German League Champion(Bayern Munich)
German FA Cup Winner (Bayern Munich)
Germany's Footballer of the Year
Winner of the "Bambi"-Award
Shortlisted for the "FIFA World Footballer of the Year" Trophy

- 2004

German League Cup Winner (Bayern Munich)

- 2003

Germany's Footballer of the Year
German League Champion (Bayern Munich)
German FA Cup Winner (Bayern Munich)

- 2002

World Cup Runner-Up (National Team)
Germany's Footballer of the Year
Best Midfield Player in Europe (UEFA Club Football Award)
Champions League Finalist (Bayer Leverkusen)
German FA Cup Finalist (Bayer Leverkusen)

Your Heart Can Sing

When you are broken and tempest tossed,
Look to the cross.
When lost in the darkest dreary night,
Christ is your Light.

When you come to the end of your way,
God hears you pray.
When you have entered the Shepherd's fold,
Your hand He'll hold.

When you can't see the sun for the rains,
God's grace sustains.
When burdens are too heavy to bear,
His strength is there.

When the water's too deep to go through,
He'll carry you.
When resting in Christ, your Lord and King,
Your Heart Can Sing.



"There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God."
"Be filled with the spirit… Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord."
(Heb. 4:9; Eph. 5:18-19)

Getting married

Getting married means you'll have
Someone's hand to hold,
Even when you're feeling sick,
Even when you're old.

It means when you sit down to eat,
Someone will be there,
So you won't have to tell your day
To an empty chair.

It means that you can have some kids
Just like a mom and dad,
And play with them all afternoon,
Except when they are bad.

It means that when you need some help,
Someone will help out,
Someone always near to you
So you won't have to shout.

But best of all is when it's time
To turn out all the lights:
You won't have to be alone
Those long and scary nights.

So even though you don't have toys,
You don't have to care:
Once you're married you can be
Each other's teddy bear!

Would you be My Teddy Bear??

Success STORY....................

· In order to succeed you must fail, so that you know what not to do the next time.
Anthony J. D'Angelo

· The toughest thing about success is that you've got to keep on being a success.
Irving Berlin

· Success is often the result of taking a misstep in the right direction.
Al Bernstein

· Don't confuse fame with success. Madonna is one; Helen Keller is the other.
Erma Bombeck

· A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.
David Brinkley

· I honestly think it is better to be a failure at something you love than to be a success at something you hate.
George Burns

· Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.
Dale Carnegie

· Success is going from failure to failure without a loss of enthusiam.
Winston Churchill

· I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.
Bill Cosby

· In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.
Bill Cosby

· In order to succeed you must fail, so that you know what not to do the next time.
Anthony J. D'Angelo

· The measure of success is not whether you have a tough problem to deal with, but whether it is the same problem you had last year.
John Foster Dulles

· Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go.
William Feather

· Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.
Albert Einstein

· Don't aim for success if you want it; just do what you love and believe in, and it will come naturally.
David Frost

· Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose.
Bill Gates