With [Samuel] Eto'o, I talked a lot about his great career and how I could become a better player.

My mother used to have a shop in which she offered very colorful clothes. I liked that from my early days on.

I always set myself new goals. I always want to do better than I did in the past. I always want to achieve things I never achieved before.

With [Samuel] Eto'o, I talked a lot about his great career and how I could become a better player.

Every goal is hard work, especially in such an excellent league as the Bundesliga; or even take the Champions League.

I try to stay as young as these rookies are.It feels a bit strange not to be anymore the youngster I used to be. But I'm okay with it. Mostly, I enjoy being on the pitch with so many talented players around me.

At the same time the players around me almost make it an automatism to score goals. We have so much quality and speed on the pitch - the genius of players like Mario Gotze or Marco Reus has to lead to goals.