Diego Costa Quotes
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You always have to know that you are going to leave everything on the pitch, every drop of sweat, to help the team win the game.
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In Brazil, if you have a son, the first thing you give him is a football. That's the first gift - so my dad was no different.
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Atletico know I have a special feeling for the team. I lived the best moment of my career there.
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The key for me is to score goals and win trophies.
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I wished I could go back to Atletico; I'm not going to lie.
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Wembley is a ground with great history. It's hosted games and players of great prestige. It's always important playing on great stages like this.
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I can accept defeat, but I love to win and be competitive. It is my job, and I love it.
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I grew up thinking a bit of pushing and shoving was completely normal. Then I suddenly learned that if you kick another player, you get in trouble. Nobody had ever reprimanded me for that before.
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I am glad I have given my family the life I wanted for them. That is my responsibility.
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I don't need to hit people in order to play good football. I'm not a boxer after all.
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I don't pick tournaments to score or rivals or other teams to score against. I'm a striker: every game I play, I want to score.
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I have always seen Drogba as the example to follow in terms of a centre-forward. He was strong and scored loads of goals, and he was a quality player.
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I look back, and I know what I left behind in Lagarto when I pursued my own dream.
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I want to be on the pitch, and I want to be cool.
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It's important to keep winning games.
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It's important to be right physically.
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I do my best; I go onto the pitch and I play to the best of my ability.
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I consider myself a player who fights and gives everything on the pitch. Those who know me and appreciate those values understand what I say.
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Many times players have done stuff to me, like kick me. But I'm not a cry baby.
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Do I enjoy the aggression of English football? No. I like to play football. I like to score goals. I like to do things well.
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Everyone has to be their own critic.
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I've done everything to come back to Atletico, but I wouldn't fight the same to return. When Atletico didn't wait for me, I had to go to Conte with the tail between my legs.
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Work goes well if you give your best with the guy beside you.
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As we say, finals are not to play them, they are to win them.