The World Motivation
Of course I want to score more goals in the Champions League. But I never want to compare myself or be compared to Lionel Messi.
“Of course I want to score more goals in the Champions League. But I never want to compare myself or be compared to Lionel Messi.”
— Mario Gomez · Champions
Of course I want to score more goals in the Champions League. But I never want to compare myself or be compared to Lionel Messi.
For me, the most important thing is to be part of the team and contribute to the club's success with my performances.
When it became clear that I couldn't stay at Bayern I thought about going to play in Spain or Italy. Fiorentina came forward, they were looking for a striker, and everything happened very quickly.
Bayern do not depend on any individual players.
Life normally rewards you for hard work.
A Champions League final is so rare to play.
Nobody likes to lose a Champions League semi-final.
I think it's something great to win the Champions League with Madrid; it's something special to be at a club that wants to win something, and I hope we can win it again.
Until I was 16 years old, I didn't even know there was a Champions League.
I cried after the game when we won the league - it was hugely special to me. The first season we came second and got to the Champions League semifinal, and I knew I needed to come back and win with Chelsea.