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I loved the Olympics.
I invested a lot in my fitness.
Arsenal has always been special for me.
Every footballer has his ups and downs.
As long as you are winning it is a good day.
It is a lot of fun here in England and at Arsenal.
The more people that write me off, the stronger I get.
Moving abroad brings you on both as a player and a person.
In Germany I already know everything, I know every stadium.
The first Premier League season is always tough for anyone.
You know what you have achieved and what you have been through.
Playing at the highest level really is something special for me.
I had a great time at SV Werder Bremen and I'm grateful to the club.
I can't even count to five when I say my proper friends in football.
Sometimes you need a humbling experience to think about a few things.
When people are acutely depressed, many of them seem to want to hide.
When you step up as a young talent, you need to challenge the old lads.
You learn a lot from defeats. As well, you need to learn from victories.
My home town called me a citizen of honour. So I'm a special citizen now.
Living in London is very different to living in a little town in Germany.
The more people that write me off, the stronger I get. That's my feeling.
For a national player it is a good thing to get experience playing abroad.
I was talented at a young age, but I still had to grow and develop further.
I wasn't that good at football aged 14 or 15. I didn't take it too seriously.
The first time in my career I thought it makes no sense anymore, that I'll retire.
One thing is for sure, I will give everything every time I put on the Arsenal shirt.
Mentality is a big part of every game, when you take the initiative and when you drop.
There are not a lot of German players out there who are successful in a foreign country.
The best players in the world play in the Premier League and therefore it is the best league.
At Arsenal you are replaceable so quickly as a player, I don't want to stand in someone's way.
Wenger has won three Premier League titles, which is proof enough of his standing as a manager.
There's always that mental battle, who's going to have that confidence to be on the front foot.
We have to present ourselves as a unit, no matter what happens. That is what Arsenal stands for.
Even at the age of 33 I was one of the most flexible at Arsenal when it came to my back muscles.
Sometimes as a player you have a different view and you can't believe what we did as a defensive unit.
The interaction between the goalkeeper and the back four has to be top to compete in the Premier League.
It is an important part of the role of a centre-back to focus on building up the game and initiating moves.
First and foremost, Wenger saw us as human beings and he had a lot of faith in us, which is why he stood by us.
No matter how much striking power you have got, you need to have a sense of defensive compactness from everyone.
Goals often come from a mistake much further up the field, yet the analysis and blame will always be on the defence.
I think it is so beneficial to English and British football when youngsters see different cultures and environments.
In certain situations, players should protect themselves by not losing track of the most important things in their job.
I was lucky to get a professional contract. I wasn't that sort of talent that is considered to be a professional player.
The main thing for me was that I wanted to be able to decide when my international career would end after 10 years myself.
Sometimes I get the feeling that some parents really think their son can pay for their pension, especially being in London.
I was with Bremen in a good situation in the Bundesliga. I was the captain and was involved in everything to do with the club.
We cannot take responsibility for every goal we concede, we all need to do our part across the field to ensure we win as a team.
After you have won a game, you can maybe smile for a minute and then you have to think: 'How can I recover as quickly as possible.'
I never heard anything about 'potatoes' or 'kanaken' during my time in the national team. However I have been called 'potato,' too.
Arsenal is one of the top teams in Europe and I have been looking out for Arsenal since I got my first jersey when I was ten or 12.