We believe i-mode doesn't really exist in Germany. We're feeling quite comfortable about putting it into the German market under another name.

Mid-size companies play an important role. In Germany, we have around 100 manufacturers of adhesive products. The typical profile is a small or medium-sized company with an average of 50 to 60 employees.

Growing up in Holland, I always thought my name was boring, but in the U.S., all of a sudden I have a very cool name.

I learned English at school, or at least that's how it started. Also, in Holland - as opposed to some other European countries - we don't dub anything, so as a kid growing up, always watching English and American movies in their original language really helped.

Jesse could fight in Germany in July. There's talk of a big pay-per-view card in Idaho and he could be on that in August against Cleveland Corder (Brinkley has stopped Corder twice before). Or he could face Joey Gilbert, in Reno, in August or September.

In Germany they have to really try if they want to recreate what happened in 2002 in South Korea or in 1998 in France. They have to prove that the World Cup will be as good as the expectations.