Diego Costa Quotes

I probably visualize myself, the shots I'm going to get in the game, how I'm going to play defense, what we have to do to stop the other team's best player, what it's going to take out of me, the whole aspect of the game.

Just try to focus one game at a time, not worry about points or anything like that. Worry about playing the right way and see what comes of it.

Of course you think about the goalkeeper you are facing before a game. You have to prepare yourself for the game and think about the weakness of the players you are up against.

You can't go into a game lax and acting like somebody isn't trying to beat you.

My approach is going to be all about winning games. All the rest of that stuff will take care of itself.

My attitude as a footballer was to always be prepared - make sure you're the fittest and know who you're up against. And that's exactly how I treat the media side.

If any player in the world tells you he doesn't care about what the opponents do, he is lying.

Fortunately, the way I play tennis, I don't have to spend too much time analyzing or worrying about my opponents. I typically try to focus on my own game, and I know if I do that and execute, I can beat anyone.

I just have to go out there and play the right style of game and believe I can win.

Every time I go out there, I just try to find the weakness of my opponent and then use that to my advantage.

I don't adjust my training for any of my opponents. I don't watch films on my opponents.

I attribute my success to my mental approach to the game. I have always been a serious student of umpiring. I enjoy studying rules, situations, and positioning.

As professional cricketers, we have to ensure that we are battle-ready all the time.

Matches are won and lost so many times in the locker room.

My mental approach is totally different. My coach predicated everything on defense. He always talked about defense, defense, defense. I took it to heart that if you play defense, you can take the heart from an offensive player.

You don't win tournaments by playing well and thinking poorly.

You try to say every week that you're facing a faceless opponent. No matter who it is, you want to have the same mindset, no matter what type of game it is - first game of the season, last game of the season.

I try not to think about the person, just their tactics, their weaknesses and strengths. I play against the ball.

There are at least three kinds of advantages that the pitcher and batter contest. There's the physical advantage, the strategic advantage, and also the psychological advantage. I didn't want two out of three. I wanted them all.

I'm not going to change the way I work out in the offseason and prepare. I'm not going to change the way I approach the game. I'm not going to change the way I play every day.

When I'm on the field, I'm locked in, focused on my job. I try to have a positive play and try to get points on the board.

When teams see coach Gruden and myself run out on the field, they know, 'Hey, man, we are in for it mentally today.'

My game is about being aggressive, and I'm not the same player if you take that away from me.

I think preparing every week like it's the most important game in the world makes things a little easier once you get in situations where a lot more people are watching and it might be a lot more important for people outside of the building.

I don't think I will play every game, depending on the tactical situation, depending on the opponent, but I will do everything to try and help the team.