The 70 best quotes by José Mourinho

José Mourinho's inspirational quotes, about his way of understanding life and sport.

Former soccer player, commentator, journalist and coach. José Mário dos Santos Mourinho Félix, better known as José Mourinho, is a personality in the soccer world.

He has been the coach of renowned European teams such as Chelsea F.C., Manchester United F.C. and Real Madrid C.F., and many people have him as a sports reference. For this reason, below you will find a selection of Jose Mourinho's best quotes..

The most memorable quotes of Jose Mourinho

Not only is he a star of one of the most popular sports in the world, but he is also known for his strong personality. If you are interested in getting to know him better, read on; here you will find a compilation of interesting reflections and quotes by José Mourinho, with commentary.

1. I have studied Italian five hours a day for several months to be able to communicate well with you, with the team and with the fans. After five years in England, Ranieri still found it difficult to say good morning and good evening.

Trying to live up to his team by adapting to the social context around him.

2. I want to win, play well, score more goals than the opponents and concede less. I want it all. That's my philosophy.

A philosophy he imparts to his teams.

3. I belong to the club I'm at.

He is not attached to a single club.

4. There are three types of coaches. A group that never criticizes the referees' mistakes; another very large group, in which I am, that criticizes the referees' mistakes; and a new group, in which Guardiola is the only one, that criticizes the referees' success.

Talking about the types of coaches.

5. If I had wanted an easy job I would have stayed in Porto with a blue chair, the Champions League trophy, God and, after God, me.

Talking about wanting bigger challenges.

6. I am not the best in the world, but I believe there is no one better than me.

With my confidence always high.

7. Some people laugh after a victory, for me there is no time to celebrate success.

Mourinho is almost a workaholic.

8. Pressure? What pressure? Pressure is the pressure that the poor people of the world have trying to bring food to their families. Working from dawn to dusk just to feed their kids. There is no pressure in soccer.

Although his work is hard, he does not consider it impossible or exhausting.

9. There is a perception that the fans care more about the club than the professionals. No one at Manchester cares more about the club than I do.

A good manager is attentive to all the needs of the club.

10. The first Scudetto was won in the offices, the second without opponents and the third in the last minute.

A story about Scudettos.

11. If not even Jesus Christ was liked by everyone, imagine me.

No one is able to please everyone.

12. 2010 was the best year of my career.

A reference to his best professional year.

13. I wear my club pajamas and sleep in them. I am a club man, but a man of many clubs.

Committed to the team of the day.

14. Guardiola is a fantastic coach, but he has won a Champions League that I would be ashamed to win.

Reflections on Pepe Guardiola.

15. I am not just another coach, I am a European champion. You can call me The Special One.

Referring to his famous nickname.

16. My ideal team is one in which, at any time and in any situation, all the players think the same way.

A team can only succeed when everyone works together.

17. I aspire to change the soccer philosophy, there are no coaches with the same ideas.

Without a doubt, he is a very original example to follow.

18. I will work harder, but I cannot work miracles, I am neither Merlin nor Harry Potter.

We must work as far as our possibilities allow us.

19. I think the yellow card is fair because I was rude even though I was rude as an idiot.

Mourinho has always had both a good and a bad reputation, due to his crude sincerity.

20. There are people smarter than me, who try to have a different image to mine, but they are the same as me.

Mourinho has never disguised his essence.

21. God has to think I'm a pretty cool guy. If not, he wouldn't have given me so much.

One more sign of his confidence.

22. I think I'm Mr. Porto and Mr. Real Madrid and other clubs too, I'm from the club I'm at.

He is loyal to the club he belongs to at the time.

23. Madridista, Interista?.... I am Mourinhista.

Another sign that he does not stick to one team.

24. Wenger is one of those people that in England they call voyeur. He likes to watch other people.

Talking about Wenger.

25. Something that is very clear to me is that to take control of the game you need to have the ball. Enjoy it.

You can't dedicate yourself to something if you don't enjoy it.

26. Look at my haircut, I'm ready for war.

Mourinho prepares himself down to the smallest detail.

27. I am prepared. The more pressure there is, the stronger I am.

Pressure helps us to move forward.

28. Nice, nice is not to play for Real Madrid, it is not to coach Real Madrid, it is to win with Real Madrid.

On his experience at Real Madrid.

29. I think they have to see me as Mr. Club. What it means is that I often say that I even sleep in the club's pajamas.

How they tend to see their team.

30. In a hypocritical world, not being hypocritical is a big flaw. It is a flaw that I have and that I will have.

A defect that is your greatest virtue.

31. The style of play must be adapted to the culture of the club and also to the players.

Every style of play is different.

32. Guardiola deserves to win a Champions League normally. I wish him well because he is a very good coach whom I respect as a person for his fantastic treatment in the four years we worked together.

Showing his admiration for Guardiola.

33. If I have to give myself a grade from a professional point of view, from 1 to 10 I would give myself an 11.

On his performance as a coach.

My main tactical idea is to have the ball. I want a high ball circulation and, for that to happen, the players must know that, in a certain position, there is a teammate.

His whole strategy is based on concentrating on the ball.

35. Three years without winning a Premiership? I don't think I'd still have a job.

Talking about Rafa Benitez's performance.

36. In Portugal, they say that the bigger the ship, the stronger the storm.

A saying from your country about hard work.

37. The word fear does not exist in my dictionary and I don't want it to appear in my players' dictionaries.

To win, the first thing to do is to defeat fear.

38. I do not like intellectual prostitution, I like intellectual honesty.

Always maintaining an open sincerity.

39. UEFA does not let any of Barcelona's rivals play against them. I do not understand why. I don't know if it's the UNICEF publicity, I don't know if it's because they are so nice.

A pretty harsh criticism against favoritism to Barcelona.

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40. Cruyff says I'm not an example? I don't remember in any of my teams that, after a defeat, I prevented my opponents from celebrating on the field. I don't remember forcing opponents to take a shower.

It is not only necessary to prepare a team for victory, but also for defeat.

41. My teams are not afraid of losing and a team that is not afraid of losing will win more games and play better than one that is.

When we overcome fear, we can be able to achieve many things.

42. Have you seen the goal scoring chances we had and our dominance on the pitch? We could have won 5-1 with me in goal.

Showing pride in your tactics.

43. Fortunately for me, I have always been in big boats. FC Porto was a very big ship in Portugal, Chelsea was also a big ship in England and Inter was a big ship in Italy. Now I am at Real Madrid, which is considered the biggest ship on the planet.

Proud to have belonged to great teams.

44. If I have 23 very good watches and you want to give me another watch, that watch has to be very good.

Never accept less than you deserve.

45. There are coaches who haven't won for ten years, or who have hardly ever won. If I have something to prove, imagine them.

We all have our own struggles.

46. When my father played, the same players played for the same club for 15-20 years. In society now everything is faster, even relationships are fast, players get tired of each other, of the coach...

Comparing the times of his father with those of today.

47. I put an end to Barcelona's hegemony in Spain. That is the great damage I did to Spanish soccer.

Making a clear and forceful difference in the Spanish league.

I don't want a player to be a perfect man and have a fantastic character. That's the kind of man I want for my daughter.

Players must have the spirit and ambition to improve and progress in the spirit of sportsmanship.

49. I don't waste time thinking about why people love me or hate me.

It is never worth wasting time thinking about other people's opinions.

50. I don't earn 9 million, maybe 11, even 14 with advertising.

Mourinho earns his money thanks to his dedication.

51. I like to think the way I think, I like the people who are with me to think exactly the same way. That we are strong, that we have the qualities, that we are the best, that nobody can beat us. That is my philosophy.

Maybe Mourinho is successful because he has a special connection with his players.

52. If we don't reach the Champions League final, it will be my failure.

Taking responsibility as a coach.

53. A friend of mine says that a monument could be built with all the stones that are thrown at me.

An example to take criticism as an impulse to continue growing.

54. I am humble, humble enough to analyze my career and problems.

Mourinho has always recognized both his strengths and weaknesses.

55. It's one thing to be organized and another to be defensive.

Differences in character.

56. Soccer is full of philosophers, increasingly full of people with fantastic philosophical theories.

Soccer is not without wonderful people.

57. I do not do physical work. I defend the globalization of work. I do not know where the physical begins and the psychological and tactical ends.

Mourinho works with everything on the field.

58. What I like is to see the Juventus players and fans celebrating in their own stadium a draw against us, even when they are 10 points behind the leaders.

Cultivating a philosophy of fair play in every game.

59. Thank you, I like being a title coach.

Comment made after winning the Copa del Rey final against Barcelona.

60. Fighting hypocrisy as a principle of life is worth it, because you feel good about yourself.

Hypocrisy is the worst sin for Mourinho.

61. I have never been good at hiding behind words and philosophies.

Referring to the fact that he is sincere at all times.

62. I realized that during my career I made mistakes and I will not make the same mistakes. I will make new mistakes.

Never repeat the past, focus on your future.

63. I won two Champions League titles, but I won both of them on the field. I won them with two teams that were not Barcelona: FC Porto, from a country that normally does not win the Champions League and a club called Inter that had not won it for 50 years.

It's not about having a great team, but about being committed to the game.

64. Am I worried about Juve? Look at the dark circles under my eyes, I don't sleep at night.

Never underestimate an opponent.

65. I won't be hypocritical. I prefer to be the punching bag of cowards.

Mourinho knows that not everyone will agree or be happy with his comments.

66. Victories have many fathers and defeats have only one, and that is me.

Defeats are partly the coach's responsibilityeven if he is not playing directly with the ball.

67. I will go to a press conference. I am not going to send anyone. Since you are not able to stand up for me on the field, I will defend myself alone.

Acting straight ahead at all times.

68. I have always lived up to the expectations of the clubs I have worked for.

Leaving a great teaching in their wake.

69. For a coach to do the job all season to win the league is incredible, but a coach or a coach without Champions League is not a coach or a player.

Talking about the importance of the Champions League for the teams.

70. If you don't have a dog to go hunting, you go with the cat.

There will always be solutions, even if they are not the traditional ones.