The realization that you're not always standing down there on the field merely to win, to be successful, … - Oliver Kahn

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Oliver Kahn

The realization that you're not always standing down there on the field merely to win, to be successful, was very liberating. One can be successful by helping the team, the other players. All of a sudden I felt the kind of empathy for people that I hadn't felt before.

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