Mario Gomez Quotes

Mario Gomez

Profession : Athlete

Birth : July 10, 1985

Scoring a goal is an explosion of feelings. It's there immediately - bam! Before you kick the ball, you feel like you're 200 kilos. Then the ball leaves your foot, goes through the air and ripples the net. And for that moment, you're weightless.

Mario Gomez

I have played for many clubs, and for many managers, and been through many highs and lows. But one thing has never changed. And that's the feeling of scoring a goal.

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I think a lot of people write off strikers like me, the true number 9 who hangs out at the top of the box. I mean, even I wanted to be a player like Romario as a kid.

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As a young player, national duty always felt kind of like... a duty. It was always there, it was normal, it was part of the job.

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I have said that if I leave Bayern I will go abroad. Then came this interesting offer from Liverpool. I took the loan offer seriously and discussed it with my family and girlfriend because I just want to play. But Bayern gave me the impression that they see a future for me. And therefore a change was not an issue anymore.

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Bayern Munich made it possible for me to achieve the greatest wish of any footballer: Winning the Champions League.

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Merkel is a big fan of football.

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Italian football's different to Spanish and German, but it's only different and not inferior.

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I've got nothing to teach to the Italians - I love playing in this league.

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I don't have any use for the hatred in a football stadium.

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I play this sport because I love football.

Mario Gomez

Everyone's entitled to be a fan of team and to support his side.

Mario Gomez

I am not crazy enough to compare myself with Messi because he is the best there ever was and the best there will ever be.

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I guess there are worse things than being compared to Messi but I don't look at what he is doing. I just try to give my best for my team.

Mario Gomez

I am a forward and want to score many goals but for me that is not important. What is important is to be successful with the team.

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I know from my Real Madrid team-mates Mesut Ozil and Sami Khedira and my family in Andalucia that people look up to me in Spain.

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I didn't like watching football on TV. It was always so boring to me. Why sit in front of the screen, when you could go outside and play the game for real?

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