Should I get back to playing like the 18-year-old Mario Gotze again? I will never be the old Mario Gotze again.
It was a big step for me to go to Bayern Munich. Of course, the expectations were different than at Dortmund, but that's what I wanted.
In the Bundesliga, you have Bayern Munich, and they win it every year. Or Dortmund.
With Bayern Munich, we had a lot of problems against Dortmund, always.
I think that it is advantageous to join Bayern Munich at a young age.
I always like to remember the year 2008, when we had an amazing offer from Chelsea for Franck Ribery. From that day on, the whole world of football knew nobody can buy a Bayern Munich player against the will of Bayern Munich.
Every player who plays at Bayern Munich knows that Bayern Munich is a particularly special club. Whenever we lose, then it is lashed onto almost immediately by the media, regardless whether it is a friendly or losing the away game in a Champions League tie 1-0.
Teams approached my people and they relayed the messages to me. We sat down with Bayern Munich and as soon as I heard them, there was no hesitation that I wanted to join this team. I love playing for this club.
It's a fact I don't want to leave Bayern Munich.
For me, it's important to perform well for Borussia Dortmund in every match.
In Barcelona, Bayern Munich, in Spain and Germany we were able to do it. But people say, 'You only did it because you were in Barcelona and Bayern Munich. You will not be able to do it in England.' So, let's do it. We are going to try.
I've practically grown up with FC Bayern Munich since the age of 11. In my case, a talent scout noticed me when I was playing for a local youth team at Gern in Munich.
We are Bayern Munich and English teams always have trouble as soon as they leave the island.
Borussia Dortmund are a huge club and the idea of replacing Lewandowski really appeals to me.
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.
Being Bayern captain feels good and I think it's logical a player from Munich should lead FC Bayern on to the pitch.