I've never really seen myself in the role of the victim..

I was so obsessed with football that you could say I was taking the goal home with me at night. And then one day the system fell apart..

We are Bayern Munich and English teams always have trouble as soon as they leave the island..

If we perform as a unit and if every single player gives it his very best, everything can happen..

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

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

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..

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

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

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

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..

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….

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….

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

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'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….

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

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 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….

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