I've Never Really Seen Myself In The

It Took Me A Long Time To Realize That Football Isn't Martyrdom, But A Game That's Enjoyable, And One In Which Getting Better At It Is Supposed To Be Fun. Perhaps It Would Have Been Better If I Had Understood This As A Young Man.

Complaining And Arguing Will Not Help. We Are Fully Concentrating On The Game Against The Czechs.

I Have Always Seen Myself As An Athlete. Of Course, I Made The Mistake Of Unintentionally Opening The Door To My Private Life By Just A Crack. I Wouldn't Do The Same Thing Again. It Has To Be Accepted That My Private Life Is Private, And If That Isn't The Case, I Have To Do Something About It.

The Realization That You're Not Always Standing Down There On The Field Merely To Win, To Be Successful, Was Very Liberating. One Can Be Successful By Helping The Team, The Other Players. All Of A Sudden I Felt The Kind Of Empathy For People That I Hadn't Felt Before.

If I Play, I Try To Concentrate On Producing My Best.