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" American leagues - baseball, ice hockey, American football and basketball - you are the best. But in a global sport like soccer, you're not. "

Bastian Schweinsteiger

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" The English have a special sense of humour. This I immediately experienced in the dressing room. As I walked with two plates while eating, suddenly a team-mate asked me, 'Basti, what time is it?' hoping I would automatically turn my hand to look at my watch. That's quite entertaining. "

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" I love standing on the pitch too much to focus on anything else - if I want to be a coach or something. "

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" I am sad to leave so many friends at Manchester United. But I am grateful to the club for allowing me the chance to take up the challenge at Chicago Fire. "

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" In Munich, we play to win. "

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" I love to have the ball. That's why I play soccer, and we have a great coach who has this kind of view, he sees everything, and I just want to help as much as I can, on the pitch and off the pitch. "

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" There is fireworks before the game; there is the national anthem before the game, so that is a huge difference to how it is in Germany: like, after the warmup, you touch the ball 20 minutes later. So that is a little bit different. The league, for example, the MLS is quite a young league, actually, but it is developing. "

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" The small teams are playing well. That's visible, and it has had an impact on German football. "

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" For me, it is very important to control a situation in defence. You can always score goals, but you have to add stability in the defence. "

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" I am more mature now and know how to deal with certain situations in football. It's not all about highs; there are also lows, but I can deal with it. Football is a hard business. "

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" I'm so happy that I was able to make it to 120 games for Germany; 175 games would have been possible. I've had many great moments, but particularly the way the fans supported me and the road to the final in Rio. "

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" I am confident. My style of play is to control a game. You have to be smart in your brain and fast. "

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" The Premier League is a very strong league. Chelsea, Manchester City, Arsenal, and Liverpool all have a high quality. But those who know me also know that I always want to win titles. And I think that Manchester United are a club which can win titles. "

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" Roy Keane and Paul Scholes were unbelievable players. You cannot compare yourself to them. It is impossible. Scholes especially, I like him a lot, and I have a lot of respect for what he did for United. "

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" I would love to win the Champions League once again. Winning big trophies like the Champions League or the World Cup is usually making people think, 'The players are not hungry any more.' Still, that's not what I feel. "

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" My absolute dream would be to play for Manchester United and help them reach the goals they have. "

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" There's a famous slogan here in the Bavarian dialect, and we use it inside Bayern Munich. We say, 'Mia san mia.' Literally, it is, 'We are we,' but it means, 'We are who we are.' That's not being very arrogant, but we are very confident about our ability to win the game. It is about a winning mentality. "

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" My wish is that soccer in the U.S. become on the same level like the Premier League, Spanish league, or the Bundesliga. "

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" I felt within myself that I needed to change what I was doing. I needed a new stimuli. So the interest from Manchester United was a perfect fit. "

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" It's incredibly difficult to make sure that everybody's happy. "

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" When our players come from somewhere else, they sometimes show happiness when the game is 0-0 or 1-1, but we were brought up in an environment where we have to win. We are not satisfied with 0-0 or 1-1. This is the mentality of Bayern Munich. "

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" I'm not a big planner; I decide by intuition. "

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" I always want to play and help, especially when we're at the top of the league. "

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" I have won the most national titles as a German, so what should I do after that? Lay back and take it easy? That's not how I am. "

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