How do you say thank you to your idol?

[luxken27]

Thank you for giving me a reason to smile.

Thank you for the escape of the World Cup, and for giving me something to look forward to after the long, tough days at work.



Thank you for the inspiration: fitness, determination, confidence, self-assurance.

Thank you for making football exciting and accessible for me again.



Thank you for aspiring to be something more than just a sportsman.

Thank you for reminding me what it means to be enthusiastic about a cause.



Thank you for not taking yourself too seriously.

Thank you for the magic.

Congratulations, Manuel. You were an integral part of the national team's success. You were all richly rewarded on 13 July 2014, as were we fans. It is a moment - a tournament - that I will never forget.

Best of luck for the upcoming season with Bayern, and for everything you have planned for the future. You have made a new fan for life.

Greetings from the USA :)

For the letters project.