Mats Hummels Quotes

It's not just about going to play football abroad: it's a chance to live and work in a fantastic city like Barcelona.

You get to learn so much while working in another country.

I have definitely learned a lot from playing in different countries and in different styles of football, and I feel very happy now with Al Ain.

I've had a lot of success in England, and I've really enjoyed my time with Manchester City, but I wanted to challenge myself even further by playing abroad.

When work starts feeling too comfortable, fire yourself; go get another job.

When I left Leipzig I was thinking about my next step, and I want to stand in front of a new team, new language, to get developed personally and in my view of football. That's why I made the decision to come to Southampton.

I'm thinking about myself, I want to develop and I didn't have these possibilities at Bayern anymore. I'm very grateful to them.

Living in South Africa has had a very profound impact on my career.

I'm just focused on exploring new opportunities.

I came home after a year and although my profession was only hairdressing, I knew I could change it.

I feel that working now is the way for me to learn things, whether it's languages or another activity.

A rule of thumb: If the company you work for provides a product or service that's pretty much the same as what was offered last year and a few years before that, it might be time to start looking for something new.

I'm definitely in a place where I'm looking for different than what I've done in the past, just so I can go to work and do something I haven't done before.

Don't you think it astonishing that, at 58, I am still working at improving my career?

I was born and raised in Vancouver. I moved to Beijing in 2010 just before the Olympics. Being an Asian Canadian actor, the amount of opportunity at the time was slim to none. I made the decision to go to China, and it was one of the best decisions of my life.

I think we have seen evidence that being brave enough to go abroad can lead to a proper opportunity.

I left Arsenal because I wanted to develop and learn as a player and get to experience a new club.

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.

When I came to Chelsea and worked with Mourinho, it was my first time abroad, so that was an important stage for me.

Turkey was a great experience for me, both personally and professionally. I met some really good people and had an excellent time on and off the pitch. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and it was great to experience a new culture.

I did almost take a job in China because I thought it might be good for me to go abroad and experience what I think the best coaches in the Premier League have had. It helps you learn. You have to evolve.

I knew I was going to have to work my way back to coaching in the States, and I had a job offer here before I went to Japan, but I thought it was the right thing to get away. I had some friends over there.

I come from Maceio, where it is very hot all year around. I moved to Florinoples in the south, which is very cold. I passed the tests that were asked of me there, and that got me the move to Germany. I could have stayed in Brazil, but I wanted the challenge.

I'm always really excited to try something new in my profession that I haven't done yet.

I sacrificed six years in L.A. I did my job out here. I made contacts and did the work I had to do.