Diego Costa Quotes

It was always the goal to score as many goals as I can. But every year is harder and harder.

In big clubs, you always have competitions for places.

I want to score in every game, play well, and set up goals.

Every first-class season is important; every game is crucial, irrespective of whether you are in the Indian team or not.

People expect that you will play well and score a lot of goals, but it is not always possible.

I think, bottom line, I have to be good enough to make the team. I have to bring something in and beat somebody else out, especially with a smaller roster for the Olympics.

I want to show everybody that I can play in the best league in the world and score goals.

I think my role on a team is I love to put the puck in the back of the net. If that opportunity presents itself, and it happens for me, I get really excited.

You have to adapt to different teams and different players, but you have try to maintain your discipline and score goals.

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.

I think it is a good thing for Indian cricket that there is so much competition for opening slot. Players put in more effort because you can be kicked out if you don't play well and make mistakes. I take it positively and try to ensure that I give my best.

Every man in the game, from the minors on up, is not only fighting against the other side, but he's trying to hold onto his own job against those on his own bench who'd love to take it away. Why deny this? Why minimize it? Why not boldly admit it?

All you have to do is play better than the other guy and things go well. If you don't play better than the other players then somebody takes your place. Now a lot of guys, in this day and time with the transient nature of the sport, as soon as the competition gets too good, they want out.

I don't think about scoring more goals than a team-mate, only to score.

You don't have time to think about things that aren't as important as football and the points that are at stake in the games that we have to win and do well in.

You go into each game looking to win. We're not looking at wins or losses because it proves something as a team. We go into every game trying to get better. As long as you compete, we're gonna play our hearts out; we're improving every day.

When I was little, I always loved scoring goals.

For me, I want to be scoring goals. That's what I'm judged on, and that's what I judge myself on.

The Red Bulls have done a good job of challenging me to be a leader, not just be a part of team and score goals, but be someone to be counted on.

My only aim is to win an Olympic medal.

Just because I have two world records, everyone assumes that means automatically it is two guaranteed gold medals, but it isn't like that, and anything can happen in a race.

At Lyon, there's 20 other superstars there - I'm not the best player there. I'm not the best player at England.

I'm just like the rest of the guys. I'm a little different in a lot of ways, but I'm still a player with a number on his back and if I'm unable to produce, they'll find somebody else to fill my spot.

To have healthy competitions among players for places in the team is good for Indian cricket and the game in general.

You take it one game at a time because it's the most important game of the season.