José Mourinho quotes - page 3

José Mourinho is a renowned Portuguese football manager and former player, celebrated for his tactical acumen and charismatic personality. Widely regarded as one of the most successful managers in football, he has won major trophies in multiple countries, including the Champions League. He is known for his distinctive leadership style and memorable press conferences. Here are 87 of his quotes:

I hate to speak about individuals. Players don't win you trophies, teams win trophies, squads win trophies.

José Mourinho

Football is a more beautiful game in high definition.

José Mourinho

The moral of the story is not to listen to those who tell you not to play the violin but stick to the tambourine.

José Mourinho

My wife is in Portugal with the dog. The dog is with my wife so the city of London is safe, the big threat is away.

José Mourinho

A player from Man City showed half of his ass for two seconds and it was a big nightmare. But this is a real nightmare.

José Mourinho

Maybe the guy drank red wine or beer with breakfast instead of milk.

José Mourinho

I enjoy the work, I enjoy every minute of my professional life.

José Mourinho

Football is a game about feelings and intelligence.

José Mourinho

When I go to the press conference before the game, in my mind the game has already started.

José Mourinho

At the very least we should be given a bit of credit and a little bit of space, and maybe the media should think we could help them discover why English teams do not win European competitions.

José Mourinho

You have to win and especially, as I have, you have to win a trophy for the first time.

José Mourinho

Facing the press is not easy, but because you have to go, you have to try to take a lot of positive things for yourself from these face-to-face meetings.

José Mourinho

Money does not guarantee success.

José Mourinho

Especially when you play at home, you need a good atmosphere behind you.

José Mourinho

The team is completely close. Anything you say outside, there is no chance it will go inside. So the team is really strong and compact. We know what we want and how to achieve it on the pitch.

José Mourinho

I was nine or 10 years old and my father was sacked on Christmas Day. He was a manager, the results had not been good, he lost a game on December 22 or 23. On Christmas Day, the telephone rang and he was sacked in the middle of our lunch.

José Mourinho

So when they have Mourinho and Benitez joining the Premiership they should say it's good for us, maybe these guys have something new to give.

José Mourinho

But I think it's more normal for my team to have no success than it is to win two consecutive European cups.

José Mourinho

Look at the way teams play against Arsenal. They don't believe they can win. They don't believe.

José Mourinho

The Porto players were with me for two and a half years, they believed in me, in my methods, in the way we do it. The next day I go and a manager arrives who works completely differently.

José Mourinho

When I face the media, maybe I don't feel it now, here with you, because it's a different sort of interview, but when I face the media before or after the game, I feel it as part of the game.

José Mourinho

So I know all about the ups and downs of football, I know that one day I will be sacked.

José Mourinho