Quotes from Mario Gomez

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.

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

For me, scoring goals is the most fun. That's why I love soccer so much.

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.

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.

When it became clear that I couldn't stay at Bayern I thought about going to play in Spain or Italy. Fiorentina came forward, they were looking for a striker, and everything happened very quickly.

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.

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

I would never go to another club in the Bundesliga. After Bayern Munich, it would only be a step down.

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

I'll do anything to get a place in the national team.

At one point, I asked myself whether I was having fun with the national team, or whether I was just out to convince critics.

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

I have no fear of anyone.

Life normally rewards you for hard work.

One can always improve, but I know my strengths and I know that I am complete.

You can't expect our opponents to play cautiously.

The point is that there are few opportunities in top games. For this you need a striker who has the absolute will to achieve the goal.

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

The Bundesliga is extremely attractive. In the long run it will be the most attractive league of all.