Football 365:
"I really am hungry for success at this club. But I do admit it takes a lot out of me. The real big stars only keep this up for about seven years. That's what I am aiming for, too. I give everything for United.
"Every day I work my guts out in training, every match I play my heart out. My back to the goal, physically fighting off defenders, trying to bang my goals in, every week I have to do the business for this club. That's the life of a striker...
"The pace of my life is incredible. I don't even have time to think and look forward to the European Championships this summer. It is all about Manchester United. When you play for this club you have Manchester United on your brain 24 hours a day."
"I am part of an institution, that is how it feels. An institution of such enormous size, with such incredible popularity. But Manchester United, I have discovered, is also an institute which is hated at the same time in a way that cannot be described by anybody.
"The emotions which erupt within and around this club, cannot be perceived by people and friends in my own country. Big matches, big decisions, big consequences. I go from one extreme to another here. As a player, at times, it makes me numb. Certain things do not effect me anymore, which is not always good. There is always commotion, but I notice that hardly anything affects me or puts me out of balance."
"When we got knocked out against Porto in the Champions League, I only slept two hours that night. I was not a nice person to be with after that match. I was struggling to get the result out of my system. People say it is part of the game. You win some, you lose some. But not for me. Losing is not in my vocabulary.