“Shinji Kagawa is one of the best players in the world, and he now plays 20 minutes at Manchester United – on the left wing!”

The German word ‘will’ is the English word ‘want,’ so that’s a little bit of the problem.

I am a very emotional guy. What I love, I do with all I have.

He is really something. I love him. He is Sir Arsene Wenger.

I love football and the intensity of football in Liverpool, this is what is very good for me.

I only change things where I know about a situation. I’d never change just for change.

I think a father is important for everyone. If you don’t have, then maybe not so much. In the world today, it’s possible that you grow up with only one parent in the family.

I want to make games only the right way and run 10 km more.

There is a place in the net where the keeper cannot reach the ball.

My problem is I am Christian, so I think other people must have success, too; it’s not about me.

Players who are not from the U.K. have to get used to the winds. I have to adapt my style as a result as well. e.

Louis van Gaal is one of the most successful managers in the world.

If you are full of motivation as a player, if you are full of concentration, I am open arms.

There is something special which rides on a game between Liverpool and United.

I like learning more about people; I like to talk to people.

The best football is always about expression of emotion. Always.

Crazy players love me. I don’t know why.

No one’s better than me. I’m not better than anyone. Whether it’s Eric Clapton or BB King we look straight at each other. And that keeps it real.

I have tons of regrets, but I think that’s one of the reasons that push people to create things. Out of their angst, their regret, comes the best from artists, painters and writers.

Parents try the best they can. They want the best for you. But a lot of their stuff is just their own. If you can pull yourself away from it and not always feel like they’re attacking you, then it’s easier to deal with.

The best ideas come as jokes. Make your thinking as funny as possible.

Not to be born surpasses all reckoning. The next best thing by far, when one has been born is to go back as swiftly as possible whence one came.

There is no such thing as a natural puncher. There is a natural aptitude for punching and that is different. Nobody is born the best. You have to practice and train to become the best.

No man is happy; he is at best fortunate.

Once I get onstage the tension explodes and I’m fine. I’m in another world – in a trance almost, doing what I love best, expressing myself through guitar.