Even during a sprint, I can occasionally still accelerate. I am so fit that I can accelerate during a acceleration, like making a new start.
Munich is a great city. I have lived in many cities in Europe, but I have never felt this comfortable, and my wife and children love it as well.
You have to surprise opponents, keep them guessing. Doing the same thing over and over again without variation will not work.
Every league has its own culture, its own identity, and its own type of football. It's very physical in England, but technical skill comes to the fore in Spain, where everybody wants to play beautiful football. The standards are very high in Germany, too; the teams are physically strong, very disciplined, and very well organised.
The appreciation between Bayern and I has always been there, from both sides. I know what I have at this club, and I always say that.
I want to try to have fun as long as I can and play football at a high level. I do not know how long that will go on.
It is important that it - sometimes there are clashes between team-mates. We need each other to tell the truth, and this is not always a positive.
I've been playing football for a while, but Guardiola really made me a better player. I was 29 when I started working with him, so I wasn't very young, but if you see the steps I made thanks to him, it shows you what he is capable of doing. Guardiola didn't just put me on the flanks but in other positions as well.
What I will miss the most about Guardiola? His obsession with the game and his knowledge, which makes you a better football player.
If you want to achieve something and have results and win competitions at a high level, you have to defend as a team.
I think I had a positive development at Chelsea. I was very young when I arrived, only 20, and the problem I had was injuries.
I'm a very explosive player and need everything to be right. I started working with an osteopath the last year I was in Madrid and have stayed with him.
The football in Spain is more about skill and technique. Every team tries to play good football. The physical side, with plenty of running and hard tackling, plays more of a role in the Bundesliga.
If you're at school, children who play football, you give everything to win... If you don't succeed, that's a huge disappointment. Then it's okay to be sad, but better times are coming.
The best and most important step of my career was when I moved here - and Louis van Gaal brought me from Madrid to Bayern. It was the best move of my career, and it's thanks to him.
I have lots of energy, but that doesn't happen like magic. I put in many extra hours in the gym and with the physios.
The kind of money English clubs have available to spend is unbelievable. They buy everything they can.
When we are in possession, tactically, he is the best coach in the world for me. He works hard, watches a lot of games, and prepares us really well. Guardiola has the feeling for gaping spaces, and he already had that as a player.
The most important thing for me is to feel that young players want to learn on the training pitch. If they spend 10 hours sitting around playing PlayStation, that's their business.
I've achieved everything in my career that I set out to - with the Champions League as the crowning glory.