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

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

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

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 took me a long time to realize that football isn't martyrdom, but a game that's enjoyable, and one in which getting better at it is supposed to be fun. Perhaps it would have been better if I had understood this as a young man.

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.

Goalkeepers need an element of insanity.