He actually says: “That’s not appropriate.” But in reality, for Christoph Kramer, selfishness is part of a professional career.
According to former world champion Christoph Kramer, professional football is impossible without self-interest. “Envy is a hard word. But without resentment and without this ‘I’m just looking at myself’, no one would have become a professional footballer,” said the 32-year-old midfielder in the “Copa TS” podcast by Tommi Schmitt and Studio Bummens.
“Everyone who has become a professional footballer has to be an egoist, has to be able to go above and beyond and has to put himself first, because otherwise he wouldn’t have become one,” said Kramer. He excluded at least the 1.5 percent who had such “crazy talent” that they would always make it.
“That’s not appropriate,” said Kramer in general about what he believes to be necessary egoism. In this context, the twelve-time national player also said that in the early days of his career he could not be happy about victories for his own team if the team playing for him played well or even scored a goal. “Which is a total shame,” emphasized Kramer.
Source: Stern
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