MIROSLAV KLOSE

It is important for us to push into the box - not play around it like some sort of handball team.

The coach told me that he has a lot of respect for me, and I am a player who has the ability to do anything I like - to score with both feet, to head well and to pass. To hear such words from a man like Voller gives me a lot of confidence and motivation.

Team success stood, and stands, above everything for me.

I want to win something with Lazio, and I am not talking about just winning games.

Of course you want to coach in the Bundesliga when you move into coaching.

I am convinced that when the team plays well, the attackers will have chances to score - and that's why I will have the chance to score.

Politics should stay out of the stadium.

It would be a joke to compare Gerd Muller to other strikers. What he achieved, the number of games and the goals scored, is unique. That's what I have told him in person.

I can only repeat, I would never compare myself to Gerd Muller.

Those who know me well know that the World Cup is my goal.

This is a virile sport in which physical contact is allowed.

I've always been a real striker.

I've won fair-play prizes, but that's just my nature, my character. This is who I am, and I do not feel the need to hide the real me.

The national team is the best example that integration can work.

I've been exposed to so many different cultures.

Personally, I always think that players like Diego Forlan are fantastic.

To have the chance to work with a World Cup-winning coach is special, and not everybody gets that opportunity.

I'm not someone who clings on to records.

I always accept the decisions of the coach.

In a final, anything is possible.

I'm not worried that Germany will always have strikers that are of international calibre.

Winning the World Cup was a dream come true.

As a player, I was always interested in tactics and how I can get better.

I could have moved to Russia, earned more money, and felt more relaxed. But I chose another option and joined Lazio.

My professional career only began at 21, really.