Diego Costa Quotes
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Scoring goals is scoring goals. From a striker's point of view, the aim is the same.
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Jose Mourinho has been really clear about what he expects from me, saying he wants me working hard rather than just scoring. Hard work is what he values.
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I'd rather have someone who tells me straight up what happens rather than sweet things that I want to hear.
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There are managers who always say what people want to hear. I think that's not good.
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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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You know when you have a manager that is always successful, is always in the title race and always playing in the Champions League.
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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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On the pitch, I will always be like that. That's my character, and I will always compete and compete - always. I'm a different guy off the pitch, as you can see, but on the pitch, I will not change.
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I started playing football on the streets; I grew up playing football on the streets with my friends, and that's why I was brought up the way I was. That's the school I had - the street football.
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If I go on to the pitch, do things well and the fans love me and my team-mates, too, we take on that energy which can change a game.
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Check my records: you'll find I've never caused a bad injury to a player.
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Chelsea's fans love me a lot, even more than in Atletico. Figure that!
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I think anyone in life, everyone in the world, no matter what work they do, they should think of wanting to get on, to win, improve.
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I have to be extra careful, but I'm never going to change the way I play.
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Afterwards, when the match is over, I have my family and my friends. I have fun like a normal person.
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I want to be competitive; I want to run all over - I want to win.
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In England, the referees don't call many fouls, as opposed to Spanish football. Consequently, you must be really strong all through the 90 minutes.
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If I change in any way, I'm not going to be the same player.
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I joined a club like Chelsea to win titles.
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I am Brazilian, and that is not going to change, but I want to win the World Cup with Spain.
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Goals are what count for me. It's not about a battle with defenders. Fighting hard, giving everything and working hard on the field you have to combine with the goals you score. It doesn't matter if defenders want to battle with me or not; I will just be trying to do my job as well as I possibly can.
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People ended up not thinking much of me. They saw me as a bit of a troublemaker. It's important to change people's impressions.
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I always wanted to win. Everyone has a bit of that in them, but I have even more of a will to win. Sometimes I might go overboard, whereas there are others who, yes, they want to win, but if they don't, it's no big deal for them.
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I don't go into a game with specific targets. I don't pinpoint an opposing player before a match, trying to exploit a kind of weakness.