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.

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

The goalkeeper plays in a psychological position, and he's dealing with mental things. I wanted to describe the things I've done wrong and, most of all, what I've done right, so that other people, including those in other professions, could learn from my experiences.

Complaining and arguing will not help. We are fully concentrating on the game against the Czechs.

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

Of course, success is a relative term. It can be something completely different from winning the German championship eight times or making millions.

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.