The coach told me that he has a lot of respect for me, and I am a player who has the ability to do anything I like - to score with both feet, to head well and to pass. To hear such words from a man like Voller gives me a lot of confidence and motivation.
— Miroslav Klose
Fishermen and coaches have one thing in common: both need to be very patient.
I am convinced that when the team plays well, the attackers will have chances to score - and that's why I will have the chance to score.
I don't personally think of myself as an icon, but it's definitely an incredible thing. Scoring 16 goals at the World Cup is something you only usually dream about.
Personally, I always think that players like Diego Forlan are fantastic.
I've won fair-play prizes, but that's just my nature, my character. This is who I am, and I do not feel the need to hide the real me.
The national team was like a second family for me. I will always carry those 13 years of my life in my heart.
Politics should stay out of the stadium.
As a player, I was always interested in tactics and how I can get better.
Teams in the past have been slow starters yet gone on to win the World Cup.
I've always been a real striker.
This is a virile sport in which physical contact is allowed.
The team's success always came first for me.
I've had a great time with the national team and enjoyed some amazing moments.
Once a year, I gather a group of friends to go fishing.
I've always known what I was capable of, which is why I didn't lose my self-belief.
It would be a joke to compare Gerd Muller to other strikers. What he achieved, the number of games and the goals scored, is unique. That's what I have told him in person.
I might have a different understanding of the term 'football star.' If I shoot a few balls after training, it's perfectly normal that I collect them afterwards.
I'm not someone who clings on to records.
Team success stood, and stands, above everything for me.
I was born in Poland, and then I was six years in France. I returned to Poland, and then, at the age of eight and a half, we came to Germany.
The national team is the best example that integration can work.
I want to win something with Lazio, and I am not talking about just winning games.
I could have moved to Russia, earned more money, and felt more relaxed. But I chose another option and joined Lazio.
I'm not worried that Germany will always have strikers that are of international calibre.
Those who know me well know that the World Cup is my goal.
In a final, anything is possible.
There's no better way for me to end my time with the German team than by winning the World Cup.
It is important for us to push into the box - not play around it like some sort of handball team.
Scoring and fishing are comparable. In both cases, you must have patience and wait for the right moment to strike power with the utmost coolness.
An internship with Pep Guardiola would be a huge present.
I can only repeat, I would never compare myself to Gerd Muller.
Kaiserslautern is and has always been a matter very close to my heart.
A World Cup is always something special and simply indescribable - and being able to hold something in your hands at the end of it all is just incredible.
I've been exposed to so many different cultures.
I spent five years in Italy, and the Italians have a slightly different lifestyle. Everything is a bit slower and more easygoing. You can feel that when you live there; you become a little more relaxed about typically 'German' things like accuracy and punctuality.
I enjoyed my biggest successes with the national team.
To have the chance to work with a World Cup-winning coach is special, and not everybody gets that opportunity.
The team always comes first.
I will never put my ego before the team. I have never done and will never do so.
I always accept the decisions of the coach.
Of course you want to coach in the Bundesliga when you move into coaching.
Winning the World Cup was a dream come true.
My professional career only began at 21, really.
I could very well see myself ending my professional career at Kaiserslautern.
