First of all, I am and I remain a goalkeeper, but I try to be involved as much as I can and to help the defenders. I try to read dangerous situations in advance. — 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 just another platform, so it gave other people the chance to see me who don't watch German football. — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
You can plan, but what happens on a football field cannot be predicted. — Manuel Neuer Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
A fit player has good and bad times during a season, and you have that in rehab, too. — Manuel Neuer Copy Share Image