Top 99 Quotes & Sayings by Thomas Muller
Explore popular quotes and sayings by a German athlete Thomas Muller.
Last updated on December 22, 2024.
I think that Guardiola only wants victory and perfection.
I'd be in the wrong job if I had to stand in front of the mirror and push myself to go to work every day.
You have to adapt and find your niche, in terms of the type of player you can become, both on and off the pitch. I always knew I'd have no chance against a 1.90m, 90kg defender in a duel, so the key is to avoid these situations altogether. You have to pick your space and time.
Sometimes a little kid will come up to me and ask me to show him some tricks. I always have to say: 'I can't do any tricks.' They want to see some sort of magic: keepie-uppies, around-the-worlds, that sort of thing. It's not really my strength.
I like playing Italian teams. To me, they are the fairest sportsmen of them all. I don't agree with the Italy stereotypes - I trust in what I have experienced and witnessed.
I define myself by efficiency and straightforwardness.
We cannot always shine and play to our very best, but as long as we win, it doesn't matter.
I am not a guy who gets scared.
I like to be active in space in behind the opposition's midfield. That's where I can hurt the opponent most of all.
In this system, I've always played in the position behind the striker. I also don't enjoy being classed as a striker - I don't see myself as one.
For players, during our active career, it is always difficult to talk about coaches - whether it is former or a current.
We are footballers, not artists.
The titles that I have won at a young age are a further inspiration to work hard to continue to be successful.
Ronaldo and Messi, in particular, are above everybody else.
I'm a mix between a striker and a midfielder.
When the team's not playing well offensively, it's always a problem for me because I'm not an individualistic player.
Football is the best team sport in the world, and it is good to hear that more and more kids are playing football in India.
The pressure is always there with Bayern, but we can cope with it.
You can't always expect us to trash our opponents.
As professionals, you always have to perform to the top of your ability.
Victory comes first because winning is the most important thing in football.
Sometimes I watch past goals, but I don't watch them because I think that it'll help me to score in the next game.
When we're up 1-0 after 88 minutes, I don't sprint to the sidelines to take a throw-in - I expect that I and my team will be smart.
Luck and misfortune are closely intertwined.
I became a professional footballer because I love football.
You can't compare my game with Messi's, Neymar's, or Cristiano Ronaldo's.
While it would be lovely to play well every week, that is simply not going to happen.
Every good, successful player, especially an attacking player, has a well-developed sense of space and time.
The players who tend to make the difference are often great dribblers. Some are very fast; others have a repertoire of moves and feints. These players need to have great technique in order to be good dribblers. But I'm not a good dribbler.
Usually, I'm a very positive guy. I try to think about the next chance, the next game, the next opportunity to play well.
When our positioning and ball game and passing is not that good, then my game is struggling as well. I can score from set pieces and so on, but I have to be involved in the combinations, make my runs without the ball, go deep.
At Bayern, the journey is always headed for titles.
Every sportsman wants success. It is very important.
The wages that are being paid in the Premier League are very tempting. It would be hypocrisy to deny that.
What's good for you one day will not necessarily still be good for you the day after.
There is no B-Team at Bayern Munich.
When we talk my biggest influence, I have to say Van Gaal. He threw me in the deep end.
I try to be available for the fans, but sometimes when I'm with my family, wife, and friends, I try to protect my private life.
I know that I can play in the middle, on the right, or up front.
'Space finder' is a phase I used in an interview one time, and it's followed me ever since.
I try to be a player who is there for the team, even off the pitch.
I have to work hard and give my all in games and training sessions.
You grow year after year with responsibility, and for me, it's not important who has the armband but that everyone on the pitch gives the right signals.
I just try not to pretend to be something I'm not.
I am Thomas Muller, and I want to be like me.
Even if you play well, you can lose, and vice versa.
Whenever Germany lose or play badly, there are 1,000 reasons. And no matter how many questions there are, we will never make everyone happy.
In football, you always look forward, and it's about the next game you play.
There's no club out there that is really a step up when you play for Bayern Munich. At most, you can join a club that acts at the same level.
I know that I make technical mistakes from time to time. It's one of the aspects of my game that I've been working on for years. I think I've managed to reduce the number of those technical mistakes to a minimum, but occasionally, they happen. On the other hand, I do have moments of technical brilliance.
When you play for Bayern Munich and you are important for the team, there's no better club out there.
At FC Bayern, the Bundesliga title is always the first priority.
We're FC Bayern, and we'll always send out a competitive team.
I know that a lot of German clubs are unhappy with the Premier League clubs' spending, but I think it is something good for all clubs in the end.
Nothing will push me away from Bayern.
Team spirit is paramount - each of our own egos has to take a back seat. That applies to me as well as everyone else.
In the end, we should not forget that playing football is our job. So people should accept that wages will always play a role in a player's decision-making.
I see myself as a team player.
No player can rest on his laurels.
Louis van Gaal and I have a relationship that goes beyond that which is normal between a player and a coach.
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