Winning the lot is great, but the goal is to win as many times as you can.

How do you stay motivated? Steven Da Costa: There’s always something else to win, even if it’s only a bonus on top of what you’ve already done. A keen player of the game, the talented karateka discussed his passion for football, the champion player who has inspired him to reach the heights, and how a gift from a leading footballer almost eclipsed his Olympic gold.įIFA.com: You’ve won everything there is to win in your sport. Not content with that, he claimed the men’s 67kg world title for a second time in Dubai a few days ago.įew are better placed than Da Costa, then, to discuss the arduous path to the top, which is why spoke to him ahead of upcoming The Best FIFA Football Awards. The Frenchman is also a huge football fanĭa Costa shares his favourite football memories and admiration for Antoine Griezmann and Cristiano RonaldoĮvery elite athlete aims to be the best, a status that French karateka Steven Da Costa has achieved with his fists and his feet.Īlready a French, European and world champion by the time he represented his country at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 last summer, he added a gold medal to his glittering CV. Steven Da Costa is a world and Olympic champion in karate

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