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The former Ghanaian international has come a long way since the struggles he has endured at Tottenham, his talents now being honored at Camp Nou.
Kevin-Prince Boateng admits that he had to put a damper on his "crazy" habits to recover from a troubled start to his career and to clear a path that led him to Barcelona.
While he was still a teenager, the versatile striker broke into the Hertha Berlin stage and imposed himself in Tottenham.
English football struggled, with a clearly talented artist struggling for form and fitness in North London.
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Boateng quickly recognized that he needed to become more professional in order to realize his potential and has since taken shape in Milan and Schalke before finishing at Camp Nou.
The former Ghanaian international, 31, was a shock for Barca during the January transfer window, said The Vanguardia from his early experiences: "It's normal, when I was young, I was crazy. At 18 in my neighborhood, I was chief because I had money.
"Then I had a child and you see that if you are not mature, you can not reach teams like Milan or Barca. They do not choose you. You can play very hard, but if the head does not work, you can not play with these teams. That is why I changed attitude and character. "
Boateng admits that he dropped to Spurs, with a mbad of up to 95 kg.
He added, "Now I weigh 83 kilos. It was at the party. At Tottenham, I did not play and I was always with the fans in the stands. In London, I was 20 years old. And you go to party, you are with friends and you eat badly.
"Now I have my cook and I am aware that eating well and being healthy is lengthening the run. When you are young, you think that every month the money will be there. If you do not play, you do not care because you have money and friends tell you that you are a phenomenon. "
Boateng, who has already played alongside Andrea Pirlo and Ronaldinho, now finds himself working with other world-clbad talents in Catalonia.
Among these is Lionel Messi, with Boateng saying Mercurial Argentina: "It's amazing. I tell you in all honesty, playing against him is very difficult, but seeing him now on the pitch is magical. I see him as Ronaldinho. He can win games alone. I could play in a team where the other 10 would defend themselves and where he could do everything. "
Although Messi remains the main man of Barca, his potential is exciting.
Brazilian international midfielder Arthur and winning winger Ousmane Dembele fall into this category.
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"For me, Arthur is a phenomenon," Boateng said.
"He never loses a ball, he plays very clean, he does not miss a pbad, he is incredible.
"Dembele is known around the world because he can change his match. He is very fast and technical, which is rare. That's why he's so strong and decisive.
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