Top 92 Quotes & Sayings by Diego Costa

There are managers who always say what people want to hear. I think that's not good.

I try to reciprocate and to give back to the fans with my performances, like a big 'thank you' for the love they show me.

I want to be competitive; I want to run all over - I want to win.

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.

Everyone has to be their own critic.

The best way to attack is to defend well.

I have a go at defenders, and they have a go at me. We argue... Whatever happens on the pitch stays on the pitch.

I wished I could go back to Atletico; I'm not going to lie.

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.

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.

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.

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.

I haven't done great things for Spain - I can't lie - but when I play well, they should say so. They criticise me for my character, but I also have quality.

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.

Check my records: you'll find I've never caused a bad injury to a player.

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.

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.

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.

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.

In life, anything can happen, and I do not close the door to anything.

Life has many turns.

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.

I thought it was very important to keep growing with Atletico and to play there for many years.

I am Brazilian, and that is not going to change, but I want to win the World Cup with Spain.

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.

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.

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.

I can accept defeat, but I love to win and be competitive. It is my job, and I love it.

My mindset is always to be victorious, to win the match.

I have to be extra careful, but I'm never going to change the way I play.

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.

I don't need to hit people in order to play good football. I'm not a boxer after all.

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.

Put me there on the pitch if you want to see how much it means to me or how hungry I am to win more medals.

I always commit myself to the teams I play for and always want to win. I hate losing. It's just that, at times, I go about things the wrong way, and that created problems.

Scoring goals is scoring goals. From a striker's point of view, the aim is the same.

I'd rather have someone who tells me straight up what happens rather than sweet things that I want to hear.

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.

The bottom line is that sometimes the little things I do on the pitch provoke exaggerated reactions.

When a game comes around, that's the time to be serious. During the week, the training sessions are serious, but away from there, you have to relax and switch off.

If you do not have the team behind you, then you can't do things on your own. It all depends on the team.

What worries me is to be in the best physical form to score goals.

Every striker has their way of playing and their strengths and a different team behind them. That is very important.

Chelsea's fans love me a lot, even more than in Atletico. Figure that!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

I'm just like that: I just always try to win, to get better, do my best, and it always annoys me to lose.

The key for me is to score goals and win trophies.

It's important to be right physically.

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.

I joined a club like Chelsea to win titles.

If I change in any way, I'm not going to be the same player.

Don't put wings on me; I am no angel.

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.

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.

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.

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.