Going from a two-year-old Polish boy, who practically came to Germany with nothing more than a football under his arm, to a world champion - it's more than I could have ever imagined. Lukas Podolski More Quotes by Lukas Podolski More Quotes From Lukas Podolski Football is like chess, only without the dice. Lukas Podolski dice chess football If you have fun doing something, you also take it seriously. Lukas Podolski having-fun ifs fun Saying goodbye is very emotional. Lukas Podolski saying very emotional goodbye I always say I have two hearts - one beats for Poland and the other for Germany. Lukas Podolski say always germany two When you come from Poland, you have nothing. Your mother and father are working. You have only a bed for sleep. You have a kitchen, and that's it. You must fight. Lukas Podolski you mother sleep father I want to be playing and enjoying my football. Lukas Podolski enjoying playing want football For me, respect is important. Lukas Podolski me respect important Arsene Wenger is a good coach. He has authority, and straight away, I can see he helps players with small things to make them better. Lukas Podolski better good small-things i-can You have a lot of pressure in football. Lukas Podolski lot you pressure football I had the pressure when I started my career at 18 at Cologne, when people were saying, 'Ah, Podolski, the new hero of Cologne.' Lukas Podolski saying new hero people People in England have a lot of respect. It is relaxed here. Lukas Podolski here relaxed respect people When you are young and you play football, you must play in the street. When you go to a club at the age of five, and the coach says you must pass this, eat this, drink this... it's not a life. Young people must train for themselves, play football every day, and not have three coaches, with each one saying this and this. Lukas Podolski day age football life I like the Premier League; the style of play, I like it. Lukas Podolski premier-league like style play It's not easy in England. It's so competitive. Lukas Podolski competitive england easy Arsenal is a very big team, and we want to win trophies. Lukas Podolski big win team want I have celebrated major successes with Germany on the pitch, but not only that, I have experienced so much off the pitch too, visiting countries and cities all over the world. Lukas Podolski over only germany world Every tournament and every international game played gives you additional experience which brings you forward, both on the pitch and off it, but there is nothing more special than playing a World Cup on home soil. Lukas Podolski game you experience home It was tough for my family. My father was working; my mother was working. Sometimes I was alone at home after leaving school. Lukas Podolski alone family mother father Cologne was my big team, my favourite team. I trained one week in Cologne, and they asked me to sign for Cologne. At 17 or 18, the coach asked me to go the first-team training ground. I was lucky to have that coach. Lukas Podolski me training team lucky When you go to a club and always sit on the bench and look at the team, it is not easy. Lukas Podolski look you team easy
