BERLIN -- "Without being arrogant, the difference was that I was special," Kevin-Prince Boateng tells ESPN. "There aren't many players like me; they come once every 10 years."
The 35-year-old attacking midfielder sits in a conference room at the headquarters of Hertha Berlin. Thick gold chains hang around his neck. He leans back in his chair and sips his cappuccino before speaking.
Prince, as everyone who walks these halls refers to him, is still the same self-confident man who once made many enemies in many dressing rooms and beyond, but he is far more beloved these days.