A biography for Diego Costahasn’t been written yet.
“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.”
“The key for me is to score goals and win trophies.”
“I never complained about my teammates, and I have to thank them because they always supported me and never allowed me to give up.”
“I'd rather have someone who tells me straight up what happens rather than sweet things that I want to hear.”
“Wembley is a ground with great history. It's hosted games and players of great prestige. It's always important playing on great stages like this.”
“I look back, and I know what I left behind in Lagarto when I pursued my own dream.”
“Football is my life, and I cannot imagine myself doing anything other than playing this game.”
“Every striker has their way of playing and their strengths and a different team behind them. That is very important.”
“The truth is I'm fairly relaxed.”
“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.”
“I think anyone in life, everyone in the world, no matter what work they do, they should think of wanting to get on, to win, improve.”
“As we say, finals are not to play them, they are to win them.”
“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.”
“Many times players have done stuff to me, like kick me. But I'm not a cry baby.”
“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.”
“What worries me is to be in the best physical form to score goals.”
“I do my best; I go onto the pitch and I play to the best of my ability.”
“Check my records: you'll find I've never caused a bad injury to a player.”
“I can only watch calmly if the match is decided or my team are dominating. But I get passionate very easily.”
“I joined a club like Chelsea to win titles.”