When I arrived at Bayern he asked me: 'How are you? Are you ready to learn how to play football?' Before, I thought the coach's job was just to set up the team. However, with Guardiola it's something different. He is addicted to football and because of that he is a phenomenon.
I feel completely contented at Bayern - one of the biggest clubs in the world.
With Bayern, we want a lot of ball possession and to control the play, so I operate sometimes like the 11th outfield player. Thus I am included a lot into the build-up play and have a lot of touches of the ball.
Winning the treble was confirmation for me that joining Bayern rather than moving abroad was the right decision.
It's no secret that the expectations are very high here at Bayern. We are under pressure all the time. But we've often proved we can deal with it.
In Germany there are only two dominating teams, Bayern and Dortmund. In England the top group is broader.
The rotation system at Bayern makes it nearly impossible to play week after week, even when you're putting in some top performances.
I enjoyed six marvellous years at Bayern winning many titles, but the fact is I don't plan on playing in Germany ever again.
Always, if you win prizes and are successful, of course expectations are higher, at Bayern especially.
Being a left back is a very important role, I'm happy to play there. Every time I get the call for the national team or Bayern to play left back, I'm willing to do it.
I want to make it very clear that I have nothing at all against Bayern. They gave me lot of good things, a good education, and it was my decision to leave.
As players at Bayern, we're not interested in any boredom - we're interested in picking up three points each game.
I personally feel that, at Bayern, the sporting aspect, the feeling with the fans in Munich and the appreciation from the fans, is unique here. Those are the most important aspects for me.
When it became clear that I couldn't stay at Bayern I thought about going to play in Spain or Italy. Fiorentina came forward, they were looking for a striker, and everything happened very quickly.
The run I've been on with Bayern has been amazing. I just want to say that I'm happy for all the support I'm getting back home and I just want to thank everyone that has supported me, as well.
The Bundesliga is very attractive, and I always watched Bayern games as a kid because it's a very big club.
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.
I would like to play with all the great players who would love to come to Bayern.
I have many friends in Madrid and, therefore, know that they have a lot of respect for Bayern.
Bayern is always a team that can win the Champions League title in Europe.
I'm very happy at Bayern.
I can imagine trying something else but I really feel very comfortable at Bayern. Every year there a new challenges and new objectives and the pressure will always be there.
The best and most important step of my career was when I moved here - and Louis van Gaal brought me from Madrid to Bayern. It was the best move of my career, and it's thanks to him.
In 2006 I ended up at Chelsea on a free transfer, so Bayern did not see a euro for me.
Keeping up your concentration is one of the hardest tasks when you're a centre-back because a team like Bayern tend to dominate and can give you sense of false security.
