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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
I must say I personally prefer the FC Cologne anthem over the Liverpool one. Lukas Podolski Read Quote
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 Read Quote
