At Bayern, I have rediscovered the pleasure of playing. Here, my body is completely free.
If you play in the Champions League, it's a very special feeling, there's a different atmosphere.
Maybe I'll quit after my time at Bayern; maybe I will play somewhere else for one more year.
I am almost German now.
I am well aware of it myself that I have to be careful. But I want to make it clear that I am not a dirty player.
I don't have any problem with tackles or duels, but I react when I notice that someone is only trying to kick me out of the game. But I never have the intention to hurt anyone. Everything is forgotten again a minute later.
I sometimes lose my calm for a moment, but only when I notice that an opponent is deliberately trying to injure me.
Bayern and I are like a married couple.
Normally I provide a lot of assists and do a lot of dribbling - but it's always great when you score a goal.
You know when you play in Leverkusen it is always a difficult game.
You have to be mentally strong to withstand the ridicule of other children and the stares of adults.
This is my face, it is the one people know me to be. I am happy with my face. Why shouldn't I be happy?
In 2008 or 2009, every big club wanted me: Juventus, Inter, Milan, Barca, Real, Chelsea, Manchester.
I have a really good relationship with Bayern. I might become a coach after retirement, but with the youth teams.
I always play with character.
I know there are not a lot of players with my quality in this world.
It is no secret that Louis van Gaal and I did not get along. But for me personally, the matter is closed and forgotten.
If I decide to leave Bayern Munich, it will be for a Spanish club. I have to think about what my family wants as well and my wife would be delighted to move to Spain. She doesn't like all the rain and snow and is reluctant to go to England.
I won everything I could win with Bayern and individually.
It's always been that opponents get down to business against Bayern specifically because they want to show how desperate they are to defeat the champions.
