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I think it's really important for managers to be liked by his players because ultimately, on the pitch, those players will give everything for their manager.
Diego Costa -
I will not change unless my manager or the people from my club or my supporters tell me.
Diego Costa
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You just have to be prepared because in the Premier League, you are not always going to have more than once chance to score. When it comes your way, you have to be ready to take that chance. If you're not calm, you know it might not come again.
Diego Costa -
Check my records: you'll find I've never caused a bad injury to a player.
Diego Costa -
What worries me is to be in the best physical form to score goals.
Diego Costa -
I give no quarter, and I ask for none. Out there, I'm going to fight for my team and do the best I can.
Diego Costa -
I don't think I am the type of person who thinks, 'I dunno. Things are getting on top of me.' It's not that I think I'm any different to most people. I always make a big effort, to fight with all my strength, make the best of a situation, and always want to win.
Diego Costa -
Don't put wings on me; I am no angel.
Diego Costa
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When we go to the pitch, that's all we want to do - we want to win - and when the game finishes, if you win, you go home happy.
Diego Costa -
I want to be competitive; I want to run all over - I want to win.
Diego Costa -
I want to win and always have done since I was small. I don't know if it's in my blood or just my personality.
Diego Costa -
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.
Diego Costa -
I never complained about my teammates, and I have to thank them because they always supported me and never allowed me to give up.
Diego Costa -
I can only watch calmly if the match is decided or my team are dominating. But I get passionate very easily.
Diego Costa
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If you work hard and there's not a good atmosphere, the work doesn't mean a thing.
Diego Costa -
Obviously, I have to enjoy all I have. People depend on you, and now I can look back at everything I've gone through to get here with a different perspective.
Diego Costa -
Always, when things don't go the way that everyone expects, people - the supporters as well - always look for someone to blame. In some cases, they blame the players.
Diego Costa -
Sometimes I even tell my relatives and my friends that I get a lot of love from the fans, and I'm not sure if it's deserved.
Diego Costa -
My mindset is always to be victorious, to win the match.
Diego Costa -
The bottom line is that sometimes the little things I do on the pitch provoke exaggerated reactions.
Diego Costa
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I'm no angel. You can see that. But every time I play, I will play the same way because that's the way I am.
Diego Costa -
I'm just like that: I just always try to win, to get better, do my best, and it always annoys me to lose.
Diego Costa -
On Conte's first day, I told him that I wanted to join Atletico, and he was upset with me and didn't even look at me. Luckily, I started to score goals.
Diego Costa -
If you ask a million players who they would want as manager, they will come back with a top three list of Mourinho, Pep Guardiola, or Diego Simeone.
Diego Costa