“To be a modern goalkeeper, I have to think offensively, to initiate ou...” — Manuel Neuer Quote

“To be a modern goalkeeper, I have to think offensively, to initiate our attacking moves safely and securely.”

“It's a great thing to play a final in your capital city.”

“I used to cry when I let in a goal. I always thought I was to blame because I was the last man.”

“For me, it's more important to win a team award, like a World Cup.”

“First of all, I am and I remain a goalkeeper, but I try to be involved as much as I can and to help the defenders. I try to read dangerous situations in advance.”

“I have three goalkeepers who really inspired me. Jens Lehmann was my idol because he played for Schalke and was really progressive in the way he developed the position in Germany. I also have a lot of respect for all that Oliver Kahn achieved with the national team. Outside Germany, I would add that Edwin van der Sar was a big role model.”

“I prefer to play in midfield, whether that is attacking midfield or defensive midfield.”

“There's been almost a dozen films that have been made against me. There's actually more films made attacking me than films I've made.”

“I always played attacking football.”

“To distract from the president's disappointing record, Team Obama has decided to base their entire campaign on attacking the private sector and Mitt Romney's career as a successful businessman.”

“I'm not thick-skinned at all, and of course I'm hurt by people attacking me as a person.”

“Black artists attacking other Black artists doesn't move anything forward, necessarily.”