Quotes from Diego Costa

I can only watch calmly if the match is decided or my team are dominating. But I get passionate very easily.

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 think that football has always had a passionate, aggressive side, with players giving their all. People have to get used to this.

If you ask a million players who they would want as manager, they will come back with a top three list of Mourinho, Pep Guardiola, or Diego Simeone.

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.

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.

Work goes well if you give your best with the guy beside you.

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

Obviously, I have to enjoy all I have. People depend on you, and now I can look back at everything I've gone through to get here with a different perspective.

It's important to be right physically.

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.

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

I will not change unless my manager or the people from my club or my supporters tell me.

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 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.

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.

We always have to show our character on the pitch, and I show my feelings.

I want to be on the pitch, and I want to be cool.

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.

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 consider myself a player who fights and gives everything on the pitch. Those who know me and appreciate those values understand what I say.

I don't like losing. I don't like to be in a losing position, and I show this a lot. I demonstrate on the pitch.

I do my best; I go onto the pitch and I play to the best of my ability.

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.