I love to compete with the very best. That's why I feel great at FC Bayern. — Manuel Neuer Copy Share Image
I am convinced by my style of play, so I take risks without much hesitation. — Manuel Neuer Copy Share Image
I know that I often take risks, but it is always for the purposes of the team. — Manuel Neuer Copy Share Image
I try and help my team-mates as best I can, and I lead from the front, on and off the field. — Manuel Neuer Copy Share Image
You can plan, but what happens on a football field cannot be predicted. — Manuel Neuer Copy Share Image
It's obvious you always have to give everything in order to succeed. That's why playing at 80 per cent isn't enough -… — Manuel Neuer Copy Share Image
Sometimes you can say it is boring being in goal, but what is important is I am in communication with the defence. — Manuel Neuer Copy Share Image
Personal success means nothing if it isn't aligned with the success of the team. I consider myself to be a team player… — Manuel Neuer Copy Share Image
It's easier to fine tune in club football, and you have the chance to win the Champions League every year. — Manuel Neuer Copy Share Image
First of all, I am and I remain a goalkeeper, but I try to be involved as much as I can and… — Manuel Neuer Copy Share Image
At Bayern, I was used to coming out of my box to try and clear up dangerous situations. The World Cup was… — Manuel Neuer Copy Share Image
The calmness and confidence I take into matches has an effect not only on our rivals but also on my team-mates, who… — Manuel Neuer Copy Share Image
I think as long as I feel good and am able to perform on a high level, I will keep playing because… — Manuel Neuer Copy Share Image
I have three goalkeepers who really inspired me. Jens Lehmann was my idol because he played for Schalke and was really progressive… — Manuel Neuer Copy Share Image
I love playing football every day. I love working hard, I love training, I love the games; I love the challenge. As… — Manuel Neuer Copy Share Image
I'm not the sort of person who poses in their underwear. I hate the red carpet. I prefer the green grass. After… — Manuel Neuer Copy Share Image
What's mostly left after a match? The scenes in front of the goal where the attackers are the highlights of the play.… — Manuel Neuer Copy Share Image
The coach put me in goal, and back then, we were playing on bone-hard ground: red ash; we even trained on black… — Manuel Neuer Copy Share Image
With Bayern, we want a lot of ball possession and to control the play, so I operate sometimes like the 11th outfield… — Manuel Neuer Copy Share Image
I always want to play at the highest level; that's the Champions League. — Manuel Neuer Copy Share Image
I am a professional player, and I will naturally do everything to be in goal. — Manuel Neuer Copy Share Image
It's difficult to say you can replace Franck Ribery one on one with another player. — Manuel Neuer Copy Share Image
It's difficult when you don't take part in team training and have to train alone. — Manuel Neuer Copy Share Image
I generally don't think one's age is all that meaningful - there are 50-year-olds who still act and think like children. — Manuel Neuer Copy Share
I have always been interested in finding new ways to play and have looked at handball keepers and ice hockey goal-minders. It helps me. — Manuel Neuer Copy Share
I'm not the sort of person who poses in their underwear. I hate the red carpet. I prefer the green grass. After the games… — Manuel Neuer Copy Share
The coach put me in goal, and back then, we were playing on bone-hard ground: red ash; we even trained on black ash, which… — Manuel Neuer Copy Share
I used to cry when I let in a goal. I always thought I was to blame because I was the last man. — Manuel Neuer Copy Share
I took responsibility in Munich from the beginning. But I could not walk in with splayed elbows into the club and say, 'Here comes… — Manuel Neuer Copy Share
A fit player has good and bad times during a season, and you have that in rehab, too. — Manuel Neuer Copy Share
I love to tackle, especially when the grass is wet, but my main aim is to be a complete goalkeeper who can do everything. — Manuel Neuer Copy Share
To be a modern goalkeeper, I have to think offensively, to initiate our attacking moves safely and securely. — Manuel Neuer Copy Share
