The way I played, Tottenham was the best phase of my career. It's always a warm feeling when I think back.
I didn't dream of joining Man City as a professional one day, or representing England, because I didn't know that was even possible.
When I played for Stuttgart, I met Manchester United and Chelsea. With United, I immediately think of the duels with Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes and with Chelsea, it was John Terry. Those players are symbols of their clubs and the success they had at that time.
My biggest dream from the moment I started playing soccer was to join the national side. I was privileged to be part of the team and to serve as its captain and there's no greater honor.
When I was five, 10, 15 years old, I always dreamed of being in the best league in the world, playing with some of the best clubs.
When I went to Real Madrid, I was only 18 or 19 years old. It was my first year as a professional footballer. I was very young.
I'm ambitious, I want to play in the Champions League, and that's the aim with Tottenham - to start qualifying for the Champions League on a consistent basis.
I believe an African team will one day win the World Cup, and it could even be in Brazil.
It is a great challenge to be playing against the best players in the world, and I always wanted to play in the Premier League and be a part of this league.
Real Madrid is the most important thing that happened to me, both as a footballer and as a person.
It was my dream to have an opportunity to play in a big league like the English league.
I would love to play for Manchester United and, if things go as I want them to, I believe I can achieve that.
To have the opportunity to play for the best club in the world gives you the opportunity to play against the best players in the world.
Going to the World Cup and being in the national team would be the ultimate.
I never thought I'd play soccer past high school, so to go from that team to actually being most-capped and three World Cups is pretty special.
When I signed that USL contract, my perspective changed on me being a professional footballer. That was my goal ever since I was young. I never thought I could achieve it, but that's when it clicked in my head that I can really go far in the sport.
Messi is always compared to Maradona, but he needs to win the World Cup because if you don't win the World Cup, you can't be up there with the very best.
When I moved to Hull and I was playing against players in the Premier League, maybe I pinched myself then.
Every player would love to get to the absolute top, and Real Madrid is it.
I don't think I am a great. I think I've done nothing. I've done nothing in soccer. I've won leagues, but I haven't won the Champions League, the World Cup, the Euro. Winning the Euro in France, that wouldn't be bad.
I wanted to be a soccer player; I wanted to do it at the highest level.
If I would have had the absolute will, I would have been a starting XI player at Barcelona or would have played 10 years for Real Madrid or Manchester United.
To play at Chelsea is a dream for any player. It is standing next to some of the best players in the world and competing with the world's best as well.
After the '96 Olympics, we all started believing that this is bigger than we thought, and we were willing to do the work. We knew that it was up to us, the players, to make soccer successful.
Scoring a goal is always wonderful and gives any player confidence.
