Lukas Podolski

“I always say I have two hearts - one beats for Poland and the other for Germany.”

“When you are young and you play football, you must play in the street. When you go to a club at the age of five, and the coach says you must pass this, eat this, drink this... it's not a life. Young people must train for themselves, play football every day, and not have three coaches, with each one saying this and this.”

“I am strong enough, and I have qualities, and when good players come in, I will play with good players.”

“I want to score in every game, play well, and set up goals.”

“I had the pressure when I started my career at 18 at Cologne, when people were saying, 'Ah, Podolski, the new hero of Cologne.'”

“It was tough for my family. My father was working; my mother was working. Sometimes I was alone at home after leaving school.”