I realized at a very young age that I had a gift to do special things with the ball.
When I was in Paris I was at a big club in a major city, but nobody really cared about each other. It didn't have that family feeling, I didn't see any team spirit.
I was gifted with the ball, and I saw the opportunity of playing in the Bundesliga as the tool I needed to make a name for myself.
I am proud of the part I have played in the development of Bolton.
I am an instance of what is possible with a lot of hard work.
There were very few TV sets when I grew up... We could not see matches and did not know too many players. Only Pele was a household name and he was the one most children idolised.
I believe an African team will one day win the World Cup, and it could even be in Brazil.
For me racism doesn't belong to football and it doesn't belong in our society any more.
It is a very physical league but if I can play in the Premiership then I won't have any problems playing in the Championship.
Bolton was one of the relegation candidates when I got there but we took the club to another level and even had the opportunity to play for the first time in the Europa League.
It would be in my interest to have great players around me because, if you're playing with good players, it makes your job a lot easier.
I used to say that I got to Germany as a boy but I left as a man.
I came out of a background of want, but today I give glory to God.
My biggest opponent was 'me.'
You have every right to set yourselves targets and whether you achieve it or not is entirely a different matter but at least you have to be ambitious and set yourself challenging goals.
Well, I think sometimes I am brutally honest.
I love playing and I'll do everything to be a first-team regular.
I'd be lying if I said I never had any issues with players but at some point you have to stamp your authority because if you're good at taking free-kicks, for example, they should let you take them.
How can you be a giant of the sport when you are not consistent?
I'd say the player whose style most resembles mine would be Neymar. That's because I played with a sense of joy and you can see that he feels the same and really enjoys his own play. He doesn't play for himself or just to entertain the fans - he plays for his team. He uses his quality and skill for the good of the team.