111 Quotes by Philipp Lahm

We can never achieve perfect football at Bayern because the game is always changing. There are always new influences and different styles.

To grow up and play for FC Bayern Munich and eventually Germany has been truly a dream come true.

When I think back to the 2006 World Cup on home soil, we came close but nobody really expected us to get very far. We simply lost to a better team and Italy went on to win it.

Germans have a rich history of playing well in the World Cup.

Of course it's not a normal thing to show a good performance every time.

I spend too much time sitting in an office. So I need to play sports on a regular basis, that's why I play golf and tennis.

I last played in Dubai in the summer of 2009 and it was still over 40 degrees in the evening. It was extremely exhausting and absolute madness.

It's obvious that I'd like to keep the captain's armband. The job gives me a great deal of enjoyment. Why should I then give it up by choice?

The most important thing is that we play as a team. It means to attack together but to defend together as well.