Mats Hummels Quotes

My teammates would never say anything bad about me, even if they thought it. That's the kind of locker room we have.

I feel that teams with players who are very close end up winning.

When you're part of an ensemble and share the screen with so many people, you become close to them because you're hanging out all the time. Obviously you have your ups and downs, but that kind of brings you closer in many ways.

It's funny, we all really, really got along. I don't know how it was in years past but this year, I was really with a good group of people. No one tried to sabotage each other or steal the other ones moments.

One of the things that is very important to me is how I feel about my team. And not just what their jobs are but what they mean to one another.

My thing is, and I've always been this way - to get to know as many people as I possibly can on a personal level, so that way, when you get on the football field, you've got your buddy right beside you, and you're ready to go.

I can only think of about four players who I do not have anywhere from a good to a great relationship with.

I like to create a good atmosphere in the dressing room.

I've got great relationships with all of my teammates regardless of who it is.

I've had very supportive teammates.

The dressing-room environment is very difficult to replicate, camaraderie is very important.

I've seen really, really talented teams that don't care about each other and are average, maybe above average is about as good as you're going to get.

All those teams I was on that were successful were the ones that everyone had love for each other and had fun. Things that seem minuscule - joking around, laughing, conversing, all those things that seem childish - that is what builds camaraderie.

Teamwork can build friendships that last a lifetime.

Whether you're on a sports team, in an office or a member of a family, if you can't trust one another there's going to be trouble.

Team members care about one another, listen, share secrets, talk about the latest news, have heated arguments, are sometimes jealous of each other, and even cry together.

That's ultimately the thing that sticks out to you most, that's most important to me, is that I have the respect of my teammates.

When you have that respect from your teammates, it makes it a lot more comfortable.

Here we spent so much time together - eight months of our lives almost - and it was so great because we all got so close and that really made us not afraid to improve with each other.

Williams really does feel like a family, and I have built up very good relationships with people here; in fact, some of my best friends work for Williams. A friendly atmosphere can really help on the track as well because I feel like I can communicate freely with the team.

When you work alongside somebody day in and day out, the relationships tend to be wonderful: they're lifelong.

To me the acid test was always the crew, and if the crew liked you, you're OK.

What I got out of it was a great experience working with great people and it becoming a tremendous - basically - a family at the end that none of us wanted to leave.

Every now and then, you get lucky enough to work with some people you feel like you would take a bullet for.

I get on with Iniesta very well. It is very easy to get along well with him, just like with all players at the national team.