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 want to successfully make the transition from a life in professional sports to another life, without running into major upheavals.

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.

It looked pretty wild, but I was actually in control of myself. I've never really injured anyone throughout my career.

I've never really seen myself in the role of the victim.

I think Neuer changed the game of goalkeeping in the World Cup.

We are Bayern Munich and English teams always have trouble as soon as they leave the island.