it's not just a game

Maybe my feelings are exaggerated, maybe I’m overreacting but it feels like it was one of my favourite teams even if I didn’t know how far they’ve come and who they were, maybe because I’m too attached to players and I’m too emotional.

My prayers and thoughts are with them and their families, I can’t even imagine their pain right now.

Erik Durm - Feiertagsmagazin: Goal or No Goal #2

“He projects the image of someone who is happy and on the pitch he prolongs this state of bliss. His football is enjoyed. It is artistic, because he can join his superior technique with his playful imagination. It is something original, beautiful and effective.”

“There are a lot of feelings, several flashbacks of everything that happened in my life so far! I smiled, I cried, I screamed, I have spoken with the family, I hugged them, I even gave a somersault lol. To try to put it out everything that I’m feeling, I was all in the frenzy of the moment … but on second thought and reasoning, I just have to thank God for all that He has been doing in my life … Thank you Lord for realizing the dreams of a boy who just wanted to just play football and had no goals, more accurately, the goal was to PLAY .. . to be happy !!! Some things seem distant, but they are not if you really want it. I believe in luck. And I’ve found that the harder I work, the luckier I get.”