"Every game is important."
"Madrid are a great club with some fantastic people and I used to play there."
"It was very special to score goals for Real Madrid, especially in front of the home crowd at the Bernabeu."
"Beating Madrid is not impossible."
"If you play well at club level, then, you deserve an invitation for the national team. That's the way it goes."
"Portugal away is a great match. Even when it's just a friendly."
"All I can do is continue to do my utmost and hope for the best."
"I was hoping for a little more faith in me following my performances after the 2010 World Cup."
"It would be great to play in England. The atmosphere in the stadiums is incredible."
"I always want to win everything!"
"My goals are to be the Bundesliga top scorer and to win the Europa League."
"Every culture has its own way of showing passion."
"Every derby is special, especially the atmosphere on the stands."
"I tried not to let all the criticism affect me, but it obviously does not go unnoticed."
"I already worked with Van Gaal before at the Under-20 team back in 2001. He hasn't changed much as a coach since. He really stands out."
"We always have respect for our opponents, but we will try to enforce our own game."
"We can't focus too much on the opponent, we have to focus on ourselves."
"Real is a beautiful club."
"That's how it works, it's football. They need you or they don't."
"The Bernabeu is a fantastic stadium, probably the best stadium I have ever played."
"I don't really care about statistics from other attackers."
"I'm more than ready if the national team coach needs me."
"My own performances at Schalke give me a lot of confidence."
"I'm feeling at home at Schalke and that shows in the amount of goals I make."
"I never felt that AC Milan had full confidence in me."
