Top 50 Quotes & Sayings by Douglas Costa

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Brazilian athlete Douglas Costa.
Last updated on September 16, 2024.
Douglas Costa

Douglas Costa de Souza is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy. He is known for his dribbling skills, speed, acceleration, and crossing ability.

My favourite superhero is The Flash!
Guardiola can get the best out of everyone and that's why he is what he is.
The pressure to win is always there, especially with the Brazilian team. — © Douglas Costa
The pressure to win is always there, especially with the Brazilian team.
Problems with Ancelotti? No, he's a good person.
When I arrived at Bayern he asked me: 'How are you? Are you ready to learn how to play football?' Before, I thought the coach's job was just to set up the team. However, with Guardiola it's something different. He is addicted to football and because of that he is a phenomenon.
It's clear that I'm a winger. I've now defined that as my position.
Pep always keeps inventing new things. He is magic. I hope he can win the Champions League with City.
I have made a big step forward since leaving Shakhtar for Bayern.
I'm someone with a very strong personality, I'm quite introverted.
Pep has the magic touch. He breathes football.
I do like a joke too, in my own way, but I'm someone who likes to work away in peace.
Talking about Pep is hard, he is just a genius. He tries to change things when we need to and it works. He is something else.
Who would not like to play at Bayern? — © Douglas Costa
Who would not like to play at Bayern?
I don't like soap operas. But I like to watch movies. My favourite is 'Annapolis.'
I think England is one of the biggest soccer leagues in the world - fantastic! Just like Spain's LaLiga also, with big players, big teams.
I played a lot of years in Ukraine.
You don't need to change something if it is working.
There are no reasons why I should leave Bayern. I had a very good first season, have made my contribution to titles and I have felt very comfortable here from the beginning.
I've done a good job at Bayern, with Guardiola, and I have evolved a lot tactically.
I had quite a tumultuous start to my career. I used to have two really good games but then my form would dip. I don't think people really understood me and I ended up dropping to the bench.
Guardiola has trusted me right from the start.
Munich is a great city and everybody is treating me very well.
I'm thinking about myself, I want to develop and I didn't have these possibilities at Bayern anymore. I'm very grateful to them.
I want to win titles.
Neymar is the representative of the Brazil team, of what we're all about. Being in the squad alongside him is always a pleasure, and we always have more chance of being champions if he's around.
Chelsea are one of the great teams in Europe and Mourinho is one of the best coaches in the world.
I made a conscious decision to join Bayern because of the presence of Guardiola.
Players like Ronaldinho and Neymar started in futsal schools. Denilson loved playing too, looking for things to take onto the soccer pitch.
With the Selecao, every substitute is a starter in their club teams, so the competition is always top notch.
Guardiola is exceptional.
I'm not going to change my style of play because it might bother some people. That is just the way we Brazilians are.
I think all children like futsal. Making quick decisions, moving fast when you're in difficulties on the pitch; it teaches you a lot. I'm passionate about this sport.
Allegri is a coach who speaks a lot. — © Douglas Costa
Allegri is a coach who speaks a lot.
To play at Chelsea is a dream for any player. It is standing next to some of the best players in the world and competing with the world's best as well.
I just want to show that Juve have done well to believe in me.
I like Bayern and I think I can win titles with Bayern to reach the highest technical level of my career, to go for the Ballon d'Or, the Champions League, the Club World Cup.
Serie A is very different from the Bundesliga or the Ukrainian league.
I like Paris Saint-Germain a lot.
I've grown tactically and technically.
I can operate on both flanks.
It is impossible to follow Cristiano Ronaldo in training. When we arrive, he is already training, when we leave he is still training, I have never seen a player like it.
I want to win all sorts of titles and then the World Cup with the Brazilian national team.
I feel like a different, more outgoing person once I take the field. — © Douglas Costa
I feel like a different, more outgoing person once I take the field.
I'm one of those players who loves to dribble the ball, to run at people.
I arrived at Shakhtar aged 19 and he taught me a lot. I am very grateful.
This is in the plan which I have for my career and my life, to one day win the Champions League and the World Cup.
You cannot compare Pep to any Brazilian coach. If you put all Brazilian coaches together, you would get Pep. One has motivational skills, another is tactically strong. But Pep has it all.
You often see him Ronaldo topless and his physique is awesome. It drives everyone on and we all want to have a body like his.
I am trying to do everything that Ribery did for Bayern because he is a guy I like so much. He is my friend, who gives me lots of advice.
I'd be really interested in moving to Chelsea - not only because everything Willian tells me about the club, but because I think that I'd be able to achieve everything I want having someone like Jose Mourinho by my side.
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