"Of course I'm proud. It's nice, especially when I see where I come from. As a kid, you naturally dream of playing for the national team. But captain is still unrealistic. Nobody dreams of becoming a captain. That's something very special. I'm also happy that the people around me are happy and that I've been given their trust. I want to repay that. It's not like it's a one-man show as captain."
"You are inspired by the captains that you played with yourself. Philipp Lahm, Manuel Neuer and Ilkay Gündogan. I think everyone interprets the role in their own way. But the structure of the team was also different for everyone. You have to approach it individually. Certain tasks definitely have to be completed, which I may not know about yet."
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