I became a professional footballer because I love football.
“I became a professional footballer because I love football.”
The World Motivation
I became a professional footballer because I love football.
“I became a professional footballer because I love football.”
I became a professional footballer because I love football.
I like playing Italian teams. To me, they are the fairest sportsmen of them all. I don't agree with the Italy stereotypes - I trust in what I have experienced and witnessed.
Transfer fees don't show which player is better. It's only a number necessary for a club to get a player.
There is no room for selfish behaviour at Bayern.
I define myself by efficiency and straightforwardness.
A footballer's career is very short, and I want to finish it in a strong and spectacular way.
As a footballer, I'm never satisfied with where I'm at.
When I retired in 2006, I stayed for a further two years in England. I stayed because I wanted to be in England without being a footballer, without the rhythm. I wanted to enjoy the city.
I found it difficult when I first started to travel around the world as a footballer. Hotels go from places you are excited to stay in to places you get tired of pretty quickly.
I got injured when I was a kid, and it prevented me from becoming a footballer.