Jose Mourinho
Jose Mourinho
José Mário dos Santos Mourinho Félix, GOIH, known as José Mourinho, is a Portuguese professional football manager and former football player. He is the manager of Premier League club Manchester United...
NationalityPortuguese
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth26 January 1963
CountryPortugal
soccer hard-work arrogant
We are on top at the moment but not because of the club's financial power. We are in contention for a lot of trophies because of my hard work.
league training world
If Roman Abramovich helped me out in training we would be bottom of the league and if I had to work in his world of big business, we would be bankrupt!
soccer country holiday
Everybody was waiting for Chelsea not to win every game and one day when we lose there will be a holiday in the country. But we are ready for that.
revenge winning thinking
If you look at revenge we are still winning three one you know, so I don't think it is a question of revenge, is a question of a personal thing
winning pressure loses
I won't say we have to win. I won't put that pressure. But we can't lose.
team thinking race
Yes, Manchester United are the best team in England, but you have to ask how good has the Premier League been since I left? If I was at a top club in England I think the title race might have been a lot closer this year.
winning firsts trophies
You have to win and especially, as I have, you have to win a trophy for the first time.
winning hands years
Ranieri? He's right in what he says: I am very demanding of myself and I need to win to be secure about things. That's why I've won so many trophies in my career. He, on the other hand, has the mentality of someone who doesn't need to win and at nearly 70 years old he has won a Supercoppa and another small cup. He's too old to change his mindset.
italian winning years
Wenger has been Arsenal's coach for 15 years but he hasn't won even a Carling Cup for six years. Benitez hasn't won a league title in six years but they continue to keep him as Liverpool's coach. This is not the Italian mentality. To stay here I must continue winning and do well.
two june giving
There are only two ways for me to leave Chelsea. One way is in June 2010 when I finish my contract and if the club doesn’t give me a new one. It is the end of my contract and I am out. The second way is for Chelsea to sack me. The way of the manager leaving the club by deciding to walk away, no chance! I will never do this to Chelsea supporters.
emotional play influence
Without emotional control you cannot play, influence; you cannot react. You have to know what you have to do and not react. You have to be cool.
soccer football cheating
You are pushed to behave differently here, you don't really have a choice. If you cheat you have no chance of being admired. Even your own supporters will dislike you. So what do you do? Well, the way is not to be stupid, but not to cheat either. If there is a foul, you have to fall. I call it 'helping the referee to make a decision'. That's not cheating.
player men champion
He is someone I respect [Beckham] as a man and as a player. He is the captain of England and has been a European champion. I have never been critical of him and reports implying that are incorrect as I've never made comments about him
victory trying emotion
I must try to hide my emotions. I have to live with both the victory and the defeat.