I studied Italian five hours a day for many months to ensure I could communicate with the players, media and fans. [Claudio] Ranieri had been in England for five years and still struggled to say 'good morning' and 'good afternoon.'
Football is a game based on emotion and intelligence. Anyone can be clever, the trick is not to think the other guy is stupid. - Jose Mourinho
Football is a game based on emotion and intelligence. Anyone can be clever, the trick is not to think the other guy is stupid.
- Jose Mourinho
With all the stones being thrown against me you could build a monument! - Jose Mourinho
With all the stones being thrown against me you could build a monument!
Sometimes you see beautiful people with no brains. Sometimes you have ugly people who are intelligent, like scientists. - Jose Mourinho
Sometimes you see beautiful people with no brains. Sometimes you have ugly people who are intelligent, like scientists.
In my teams, when we win, we all win, and when we lose, I lose. - Jose Mourinho
In my teams, when we win, we all win, and when we lose, I lose.
I hate to speak about individuals. Players don't win you trophies, teams win trophies, squads win trophies. - Jose Mourinho
I hate to speak about individuals. Players don't win you trophies, teams win trophies, squads win trophies.
A great pianist doesn't run around the piano or do push ups with his fingers. To be great, he plays the piano. ...being a footballer is not about run… - Jose Mourinho
A great pianist doesn't run around the piano or do push ups with his fingers. To be great, he plays the piano. ...being a footballer is not about run…
You win by effort, by commitment, by ambition, by quality, by expressing yourself individually but in the team context. - Jose Mourinho
You win by effort, by commitment, by ambition, by quality, by expressing yourself individually but in the team context.
I would rather play with 10 men than wait for a player who is late for the bus. - Jose Mourinho
I would rather play with 10 men than wait for a player who is late for the bus.
I am prepared. The more pressure there is, the stronger I am. In Portugal, we say the bigger the ship, the stronger the storm. Fortunately for me, I … - Jose Mourinho
I am prepared. The more pressure there is, the stronger I am. In Portugal, we say the bigger the ship, the stronger the storm. Fortunately for me, I …
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