“I was always proud, and still am, to wear the BVB jersey and to be par...” — Mats Hummels Quote

I was always proud, and still am, to wear the BVB jersey and to be part of this exceptional team.

If a coach wants me to stay, then I think it's good that he doesn't just butter things up, but actually tells the truth.

I have always addressed any mistakes I have made and will keep doing so. It's nothing I duck away from.

Training and playing are different things. I've noticed it. If you come in and you realise after six minutes that it is tiring, then that is a clear difference to training.

I've never measured success in terms of trophies. I would never say, 'If I have never won the Champions League, I am not happy in life.'

Honor means that a man is not exceptional; fame, that he is. Fame is something which must be won; honor, only something which must not be lost.

I think Jack Thorne is an exceptional writer.

I just think Vogue is the most exceptional mother - and I'm not just saying that because she can hear me.

I like taking up exceptional characters.

Opera requires singers with exceptional talent and years of rigorous, formal training.