If I can understand criticism, I take it very seriously. But it's a process; it doesn't happen overnight.

It's really difficult for me to watch when I'm unable to play myself.

My favorite sneakers, growing up, were always the Air Force 1 and the Air Max line. I started collecting when I was 13 or 14 years old.

I think it's very important that you have a good relationship with the fans. You can't lump everyone together as a fan - there are different types of fans - but I think it's important to speak to them and get to know them.

I like to watch the NBA.

When I got older, I wanted to have shoes that no one else had, so I started to choose different shoes; then it followed to my clothes.

I experienced everything at FC Bayern.

It is not about classical career questions but about questions for your life. Those are the questions that drive you on as a human being.

Messi simply cannot be stopped by yourself. Ronaldo is easier because he is more about athletic prowess.

I stand for a Germany that is more colorful, cool, and optimistic about the future.

I have always liked wearing clothes that help me stand out quietly, not loudly.

Under Pep Guardiola, it's hard work. For me, Guardiola is one of the best coaches I've ever met. He's incredibly clever and tactically really good, and he knows how to speak to us, how to motivate us, and that's what it is like.

I believe my strengths are my pace and reading of the game.

I had enquiries from Paris-Saint Germain and Manchester United, and I considered them.

I feel completely contented at Bayern - one of the biggest clubs in the world.

It's difficult to leave FC Bayern. Everything has to fall in place to top this club if I do it.

We can only stop Cristiano Ronaldo as a team. In front of goal, he's like a machine. You can't shut him out completely; he always gets his chances in a game because of the lines he runs and his excellent timing.

I purposely got involved in the American market, as I'm really interested in it. I find the way they do marketing there really cool.

At Bayern, if you don't win the Champions League, it's always a criticism because we have a great team, but most of the people forget that there are other great teams, and it's not that we aren't special.

I've had three injuries, and one took from 2016 to 2017 for me to recover. Three months I was out because I wasn't perfect, and I lost a lot of games for this injury.

I will always look back with great pleasure on the time spent in the DFB team.

I was young myself and reliant on older players to make room for me.

I would like to concentrate fully on football during the Euro, and I would feel much better if my family is not sitting in the stadium.

I wanted to set new goals, because if you say, 'Oh, I'm world champion,' you don't grow, and you don't keep your level.

I didn't think every day, 'I'm world champion, I'm world champion,' not at all.

I am happy to be a German. I'm proud, or I wouldn't be here in the team.

I have much to be grateful for at Bayern, and I feel super comfortable. I can't imagine being at another club.

It would be a huge honour for me to wear the armband for Germany as the first black captain ever.

As a player, you would sometimes want a bit more public backing.

I'm a fighter - I learned this as a child.

As a child, I played on the road against bigger players. Due to my technical skills, I've always got by.

No matter how often I was knocked to the ground, I always got up. Nothing knocks me down.

I am the type of guy who regenerates very, very well.

I'm very happy at Bayern.

Bayern is the biggest team in Germany, one of the biggest teams in Europe. Every year, world class players come along, so it's one of the strongest teams in the world.

The Ballon d'Or is nice, but at the end of the day, I want to have success and play good, and if people recognise me, then I'm happy.

If a player has jewelry or a cool car, people in Germany are instantly jealous.

In football, you can never know what happens in the future.

I don't want to be criticised for wearing sunglasses in the sun.

For the most part, I don't care who plays at my side.

I have improved both feet for my passing game as well as in the vertical play into attack, whether that be low balls or longer balls.

Real are really powerful in attack, really strong in defence, and have a balanced midfield. There's a reason they've won two Champions Leagues in a row.

As a player, you know whether you are 100 percent or not.

It was especially tough following my shoulder injury. I was able to play again after three months out, but it wasn't the same Boateng. I had the feeling I was in another body.

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