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I do a lot of things instinctively.
Thomas Muller is an excellent player.
The title I most want is the 2014 World Cup.
Personal vanity has no place in a World Cup.
I have no problems with homosexuals whatsoever.
The most essential quality in the game is passion
The Champions League is such a tough competition.
You only miss many chances when you create many chances.
Football is teamwork, unity, defence, assists, sacrifice.
In a World Cup you always intend to compete with the best.
Germans have a rich history of playing well in the World Cup.
An openly gay footballer would be exposed to abusive comments.
Even if I won so many titles, the first title is not forgotten.
Generally I always take genuine criticism. It's part of football.
Scoring first changes everything. It makes everything easier for us.
I think that it is advantageous to join Bayern Munich at a young age.
Except for two years in Stuttgart, I have always worn the FCB jersey.
In every part of our society, rules have to be questioned and adapted.
We know South Americans are impulsive and temperamental and cannot lose.
I have a clear goal: the greatest possible success, the World Cup trophy.
Schweinsteiger has always been an important player for the national team.
It is something special when you play a final at home in your own stadium.
If you don't score when you have chances then things start to get difficult.
Klinsmann was the shining hero of the 2006 World Cup when Bayern took him on.
In the past, we won tournaments with lots of fighting and lots of hard running.
As a captain, I have to be courageous but I also want to be nice off the pitch.
Every Bundesliga match is a new challenge, our opponents don't make it easy for us.
Bayern Munich is an attractive club because it has been successful for many decades.
I had a very interesting and exciting life as a footballer, for which I am grateful.
Sporting behaviour means fair behaviour. This is the player's task, not the referee's.
We should not discuss refereeing performances but support decisions to help their work.
Whether we have the best individual players doesnt matter, you have to have the best team
At Euro 2004 - my first as a player - Greece won the title. A team nobody thought could win it.
To grow up and play for FC Bayern Munich and eventually Germany has been truly a dream come true.
It doesn't matter if you have the best individual players, as you need to have the best team unit.
What is a Fuhrungsspieler? I don't like the term. For me there is not a clear definition of the term.
I have played football since I was five years old. This is my core skill and it will always remain so.
Clubs like Manchester United or Barcelona have a system, and then you hire personnel who fit this system.
Was Effenberg a leader because he projected presence or because he had a presence? There is a difference.
Our sport needs lethal strikers, goalscorers, heroes. But football is much more than the moment of triumph.
The most important thing is that we play as a team. It means to attack together but to defend together as well.
I played at full-back for 10 years, I enjoyed it, and I had success there, so I can never regret being a defender.
Being Bayern captain feels good and I think it's logical a player from Munich should lead FC Bayern on to the pitch.
I spend too much time sitting in an office. So I need to play sports on a regular basis, that's why I play golf and tennis.
I'll remember my first league title, my first cup, the Champions League. But also the defeats - that's also part of football.
Of course, the moment when the ball hits the net, that's fascinating for kids playing the game and motivates them to join a club.
Those who have achieved success in football have a degree of responsibility to be open and honest about our 'calling,' our passion.
We can never achieve perfect football at Bayern because the game is always changing. There are always new influences and different styles.
I believe that when Fifa hands out an award, it should not be a marketing prize that solely honours the protagonists of a media-crazy sport.
It's obvious that I'd like to keep the captain's armband. The job gives me a great deal of enjoyment. Why should I then give it up by choice?