He's an amazing player, and I like how he is so much more serious now than at the last World Cup (where he was, with Podolski, kinda the funny youngster who played pranks and fooled around). Not so sure I generally like him as a person, I always tend to think less of celebrities, especially football players, with model girlfriends ... it just looks so pathetic and cliché.
Yep, he has many pictures like that which are very motivational. And he has the wonderful habit of undressing after matches ... the others should definitely imitate him. ^^

Have a look at this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXfmjMlPEic ("Ten Foot Cock and a Few Hundred Virgins")
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBUc_kATGgg ("If you open your mind too much, your brain will fall out")
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0W7Jbc_Vhw (unfortunately no video, but it's an awesome beat poem about stupid religious/spiritual people)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-OrfALplXA (not about religion, but about anger ;))
If you like him, I can send you more. ^^

At least you are working on some fic or another, which is more than I can say about myself. ;) And Rammstein crackfic sounds ... cracky? ;)