Jerome Boateng

Athlete

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I believe my strengths are my pace and reading of the game.

I feel completely contented at Bayern - one of the biggest clubs in the world.

I think it's very important that you have a good relationship with the fans. You can't lump everyone together as a fan - there are different types of fans - but I think it's important to speak to them and get to know them.

It is not about classical career questions but about questions for your life. Those are the questions that drive you on as a human being.

I will always look back with great pleasure on the time spent in the DFB team.

Messi simply cannot be stopped by yourself. Ronaldo is easier because he is more about athletic prowess.

As a player, you know whether you are 100 percent or not.

When you fall down or slip in a situation, and somebody scores a goal, it's normal. These things happen. It happens to me; it happens to other players, I don't care about these things.

When I got older, I wanted to have shoes that no one else had, so I started to choose different shoes; then it followed to my clothes.

Messi and Ronaldo are the toughest. But I would also place Eden Hazard of Chelsea, Neymar of Barcelona, and Karim Benzema of Real Madrid on the list.

I don't want to be criticised for wearing sunglasses in the sun.

There is a no more complete striker than Ronaldo. Left foot, right foot, header - he is in perfect control of everything he does.

When you have two daughters, you are complete. The whole day changes for you. It's a lot about them, how you act, how you feel, and when they were born; it's a completely new situation... Of course, sometimes you have to say, 'No, this isn't right.' But I always wanted to be a young father, and I am very proud of them.

It really should not matter which colour of skin a person has. I know where my roots are, and I know that I've been born and raised in Germany. I see myself as a German, and I like to show that.

When I'm warming up on the sidelines, I can often hear monkey chants. Me, who played so many matches for Germany.

I would like to concentrate fully on football during the Euro, and I would feel much better if my family is not sitting in the stadium.

Fatherhood has changed my whole life.

I try every day to become a better player - passing more to open the game - I try everything because you can always be better.

I experienced everything at FC Bayern.

I had only one year in England and had not such a good time. Two times, I was out eight weeks with injuries.

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