In the Bundesliga, you have Bayern Munich, and they win it every year. Or Dortmund.
When I played for Hannover I had several offers, also - as I have been told - from Hamburg, Bremen and Bayern. Back then I already was a German international and Bayern would have loved to have the complete German national team.
I came to Leverkusen as a very young player and didn't have many Bundesliga games back then. I wasn't well known.
I played a lot at Bayer Leverkusen. I played in the Champions League and in the Bundesliga. I have played a lot of games, and it was a very good decision to go to Leverkusen.
When I arrived, Bayern were sitting at 14th place in the Bundesliga and weren't in the Champions League. Twelve years later, I left with 23 titles.
Since I've been at Bayern, I have seen the Bundesliga grow.
My goals are to be the Bundesliga top scorer and to win the Europa League.
A move to England? I understand why a lot of players are moving there. It's one of the best leagues in the world. But the same goes for the Bundesliga.
At FC Bayern, the Bundesliga title is always the first priority.
Dortmund is a great club.
Many American players - Paul Caligiuri, Claudio Reyna, Eric Wynalda, Kasey Keller, Tony Sanneh, Michael Bradley and Steve Cherundolo, just a partial list - have sought the income and challenge of Germany.
I was with Bremen in a good situation in the Bundesliga. I was the captain and was involved in everything to do with the club.
I'm liking the Bundesliga. There's a lot of top, top defenders that you come across.
The Bundesliga is very attractive, and I always watched Bayern games as a kid because it's a very big club.
Mistakes happen, but if you make them in the Bundesliga, you will be punished.
In Germany, the football association is the best.
The difference between Germany and Italy? I think in Serie A there is more quality and the game is quicker, but in Germany it's similar.
I learned a lot in the Bundesliga, just playing with these very physical players, playing quickly.
I am not an expert in this field but I do try to keep up to date with the Bundesliga. And I do follow World Cups and European Championships more closely.
Winning the Bundesliga is never a given.
Sure, the Bundesliga would interest me. Why not?
Every Bundesliga match is a new challenge, our opponents don't make it easy for us.
You always need a certain amount of time to fully adjust; it was no different when I moved to the Bundesliga.
A return to the Bundesliga would be super.
I was always sure the Bundesliga was the right choice for me. My first season was solid, if unspectacular, so maybe I would have preferred it not to be so hard at the beginning, but I've worked very hard to get to this point and want to get even better now.
