I would never have thought I was capable of sitting on the bench as the number two man. And it showed me that you can really achieve everything in li….

It's part of my game to occasionally send a message, one that may be unpopular to the outside world, but can be important for the team..

Messi is undoubtedly a gifted footballer, like Maradona and Pele, and he's playing for the best club side in the world at the moment. He's successful….

The goalkeeper plays in a psychological position, and he's dealing with mental things. I wanted to describe the things I've done wrong and, most of a….

I want to successfully make the transition from a life in professional sports to another life, without running into major upheavals..

After the 2006 World Cup, I knew that you don't always need success, success, success on the pitch..

If I play, I try to concentrate on producing my best..

Big matches on the big stage are often decided at the back..

The realization that you're not always standing down there on the field merely to win, to be successful, was very liberating. One can be successful b….

I have a feeling we are going to be world champions, I can't really explain why. Brazil are probably the best team in the world in terms of individua….

When you look at our programme for the next few weeks, you do not fancy a trip to the Oktoberfest..

I have always seen myself as an athlete. Of course, I made the mistake of unintentionally opening the door to my private life by just a crack. I woul….

It took me a long time to realize that football isn't martyrdom, but a game that's enjoyable, and one in which getting better at it is supposed to be….

I am firmly convinced that you shouldn't necessarily emphasize hedonism, especially at the beginning of a career, but should instead focus entirely o….

I'm not the type who spends his free time in training camp playing with his Playstation or playing cards on trips. The other players thought it was o….

Of course, success is a relative term. It can be something completely different from winning the German championship eight times or making millions..

After a decade in a club it's quite normal and necessary that you seek and take a new challenge..

Complaining and arguing will not help. We are fully concentrating on the game against the Czechs..

It looked pretty wild, but I was actually in control of myself. I've never really injured anyone throughout my career..

A Germany team should not be afraid going into a tournament. History shows that we can raise the level of our game when it matters..

I think Neuer changed the game of goalkeeping in the World Cup..