Thomas Muller

“Transfer fees don't show which player is better. It's only a number necessary for a club to get a player.”

“I try to help the team, and I know what my qualities are, how I can use it to be successful at the highest level. That does not always look so elegant.”

“I have to work hard and give my all in games and training sessions.”

“As a player, you never want a penalty shoot-out, because it is a lottery to some extent. You'd rather win in 90 minutes.”

“I like to be active in space in behind the opposition's midfield. That's where I can hurt the opponent most of all.”

“When our positioning and ball game and passing is not that good, then my game is struggling as well. I can score from set pieces and so on, but I have to be involved in the combinations, make my runs without the ball, go deep.”

“It's quite a feeling to be living your dream, and it seems easy to be like I am.”

“I try to be available for the fans, but sometimes when I'm with my family, wife, and friends, I try to protect my private life.”

“As professionals, you always have to perform to the top of your ability.”

“I'd be in the wrong job if I had to stand in front of the mirror and push myself to go to work every day.”

“As a footballer, you always want to win.”

“I'm a mix between a striker and a midfielder.”

“There's no club out there that is really a step up when you play for Bayern Munich. At most, you can join a club that acts at the same level.”

“In football, you always look forward, and it's about the next game you play.”

“I have spent much of my youth on artificial pitches. The body can feel a little heavier, but the ball is there quicker and cleaner.”

“I define myself by efficiency and straightforwardness.”

“Van Gaal was always very intensive with his tactics. You had to work more with your head than your legs.”

“When the team's not playing well offensively, it's always a problem for me because I'm not an individualistic player.”

“The most important thing in Guardiola's theory is to play football, and this always stays the same. The basic idea is always the same, but different opponents offer different space which you can use to play in.”

“There is no B-Team at Bayern Munich.”