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“The small teams are playing well. That's visible, and it has had an impact on German football.”
“There's a famous slogan here in the Bavarian dialect, and we use it inside Bayern Munich. We say, 'Mia san mia.' Literally, it is, 'We are we,' but it means, 'We are who we are.' That's not being very arrogant, but we are very confident about our ability to win the game. It is about a winning mentality.”
“I'm so happy that I was able to make it to 120 games for Germany; 175 games would have been possible. I've had many great moments, but particularly the way the fans supported me and the road to the final in Rio.”
“Even when I was training alone, just me and one of United's fitness coaches, I loved going onto the field, doing sprints, being at the training ground.”
“I never doubted my quality. Let me show my quality, and I will get results.”
“I hope that everyone tries to help to increase the level of the MLS and also that American players like Pulisic are here and not in Europe. That should be the goal for America. I just try to help as much as I can.”
“I'm not really a negative thinker.”
“I just want to play well, have the people in Chicago enjoy watching soccer. You have a very good baseball team, a very good ice hockey team, and a very good football team. Hopefully you'll have a very good soccer team.”
“I think I have a lot of experience, especially of the big matches, and that is an advantage always.”
“I would love to win the Champions League once again. Winning big trophies like the Champions League or the World Cup is usually making people think, 'The players are not hungry any more.' Still, that's not what I feel.”
“American leagues - baseball, ice hockey, American football and basketball - you are the best. But in a global sport like soccer, you're not.”
“I'm not a big planner; I decide by intuition.”
“When our players come from somewhere else, they sometimes show happiness when the game is 0-0 or 1-1, but we were brought up in an environment where we have to win. We are not satisfied with 0-0 or 1-1. This is the mentality of Bayern Munich.”
“I felt within myself that I needed to change what I was doing. I needed a new stimuli. So the interest from Manchester United was a perfect fit.”
“I want to help. I want to contribute myself to the club as much as I can.”
“I remember when I came on the pitch the first time after a long time where I was not selected. It was a great reception; I remember that so well.”
“I was looking forward my whole career to once playing somewhere else to get the experience, and if I thought about moving to England, I always had Manchester United in my head.”
“I just want to help, first of all, the Chicago Fire to grow, to change the mentality to a winning team, and to reach the playoffs. That's my goal. But also to change the game style into a team which is able to control every opponent.”
“I'm not one to think of burying my head in the sand - I've always been a positive person and still am now.”
“In Manchester, you don't have proper tall buildings. Or in Munich.”