I'm not the type who spends his free time in training camp playing with his Playstation or playing cards on trips. The other players thought it was odd: There he is, reading again.

Goalkeepers need an element of insanity.

If we perform as a unit and if every single player gives it his very best, everything can happen.

After the 2006 World Cup, I knew that you don't always need success, success, success on the pitch.

A Germany team should not be afraid going into a tournament. History shows that we can raise the level of our game when it matters.

I have always seen myself as an athlete. Of course, I made the mistake of unintentionally opening the door to my private life by just a crack. I wouldn't do the same thing again. It has to be accepted that my private life is private, and if that isn't the case, I have to do something about it.

I have a feeling we are going to be world champions, I can't really explain why. Brazil are probably the best team in the world in terms of individual players. But the team with the most gifted players do not always win.