Diego Costa Quotes
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Check my records: you'll find I've never caused a bad injury to a player.
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I have a go at defenders, and they have a go at me. We argue... Whatever happens on the pitch stays on the pitch.
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A season is very long, and there will be periods where you'll be very good and moments where you won't be as good.
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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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If you pinpointed someone before the kick-off, probably you would become embroiled in a fight, and you would be distracted from what really matters and not play well.
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What worries me is to be in the best physical form to score goals.
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Life has many turns.
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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.
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I want to be competitive; I want to run all over - I want to win.
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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.
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I will not change unless my manager or the people from my club or my supporters tell me.
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Don't put wings on me; I am no angel.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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In life, anything can happen, and I do not close the door to anything.
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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.
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It is not easy for me to pick out one goal or match as my favourite, but if I had to choose one Wembley memory, it would probably be my free-kick against Portsmouth in 2010.
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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.
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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.
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I can only watch calmly if the match is decided or my team are dominating. But I get passionate very easily.
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I have to be scoring goals and playing well to get in the team because, if not, others who are in better form will play.
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I don't like losing. I don't like to be in a losing position, and I show this a lot. I demonstrate on the pitch.