体坛英语资讯：Juventus forward Douglas Costa says injuries have made him consider retirement
<p><span word="RIO">RIO</span> <span word="DE">DE</span> <span word="JANEIRO">JANEIRO</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 25-- <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Juventus">Juventus</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="Douglas">Douglas</span> <span word="Costa">Costa</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="quitting">quitting</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="constant">constant</span> <span word="struggle">struggle</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="injuries">injuries</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 29-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="brightest">brightest</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="talents">talents</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="promise">promise</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="sequence">sequence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hamstring">hamstring</span>, <span word="calf">calf</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="knee">knee</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>.</p><p>"<span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span>: '<span word="Can">Can</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="play">play</span>?'" <span word="Costa">Costa</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Players">Players</span>' <span word="Tribune">Tribune</span>. "[<span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span>] <span word="because">because</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pitch">pitch</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="injured">injured</span> <span word="again">again</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Then">Then</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="TV">TV</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="passion">passion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="level">level</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="keeps">keeps</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="alive">alive</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="famous">famous</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="fun">fun</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="objective">objective</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="joke">joke</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Alex">Alex</span> <span word="Sandro">Sandro</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="scans">scans</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="games">games</span>."</p><p><span word="Costa">Costa</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="capped">capped</span> 31 <span word="times">times</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="team">team</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="just">just</span> 43 <span word="appearances">appearances</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="competitions">competitions</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Juventus">Juventus</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="hired">hired</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mental">mental</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="psychological">psychological</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="injuries">injuries</span>.</p><p>"<span word="People">People</span> <span word="say">say</span>, '<span word="Douglas">Douglas</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="injuries">injuries</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="back">back</span>'. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="annoys">annoys</span> <span word="me">me</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Gremio">Gremio</span>, <span word="Shakhtar">Shakhtar</span> <span word="Donetsk">Donetsk</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Bayern">Bayern</span> <span word="Munich">Munich</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="player">player</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="injured">injured</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="myself">myself</span>: '<span word="What">What</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>?' <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wonder">wonder</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="consistently">consistently</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="hurts">hurts</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="Therefore">Therefore</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="help">help</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mental">mental</span> <span word="coach">coach</span>. <span word="They">They</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="psychologist">psychologist</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="childhood">childhood</span> <span word="facts">facts</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="affect">affect</span> <span word="you">you</span>."</p>
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