Soccer Quotes - Jose Mourinho

Jose Mourinho on the process of turning into a champion

soccerquotes — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 13:24:02 -0700

"There's a history made up by each of us, that leads us to that final victory. It's that history, in it's entirety, that turns us into champions."

Jose Mourinho on Arsene Wenger (October 2005)

soccerquotes — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 01:30:05 -0700

"I think he is one of these people who is a voyeur. He likes to watch other people. There are some guys who, when they are at home, have a big telescope to see what happens in other families. He speaks, speaks, speaks about Chelsea."

Jose Mourinho on Arsenal's penalty kick against Manchester City (October 2005)

soccerquotes — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 01:28:43 -0700

"You have to wonder why they did that penalty. Because they have so many penalties in the season, that’s why. They have to do something special and different."

Jose Mourinho on Chelsea's string of victories (October 2005)

soccerquotes — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 01:27:24 -0700

"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."

Jose Mourinho on losing to Charlton in the Carling Cup (October 2005)

soccerquotes — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 01:26:15 -0700

"I want to give my congratulations to them because they won. But we were the best team. We didn’t lose the game. Ninety minutes was a draw and it was a draw after two hours. We lost on penalties."

Jose Mourinho on the loss of their 100% league record at Everton (October 2005)

soccerquotes — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 01:24:39 -0700

"Everybody is crying that Chelsea keep winning and winning and winning so I think that draw at Goodison Park makes everyone more happy. It gives people more hope and brings to the Premiership what everybody was waiting for.

I may look stupid saying this, but I think we should be going home with three points because we scored two great goals and usually, when you score two and concede one, you win the game."

Jose Mourinho on Chelsea's start of the season (October 2005)

soccerquotes — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 01:23:43 -0700

"We have eight matches and eight victories, with 16 goals, but people say we cannot play, that we are a group of clowns. This is not right."

Jose Mourinho on the Champions League (September 2005)

soccerquotes — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 01:22:56 -0700

"I won’t hold back. What I did last season was the consequence of something. So, if the competition is absolutely normal without anything strange, I would love to be a good boy and to behave well."

Jose Mourinho on Arsenal's vice chairman and FA board member David Dein (July 2005)

soccerquotes — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 01:21:31 -0700

"A person who works in the club should not work in the FA. The FA is the FA and the club is the club.

I am not concerned about how Chelsea are viewed morally. What does concern me is that we are treated in a different way to other clubs. Some clubs are treated as devils, some are treated as angels. I don’t think we are so ugly that we should be seen as the devil and I don’t think Arsene Wenger and David Dein are so beautiful that they should be viewed as angels.

Is Jose Mourinho the only one who can look at the fixtures and find something very strange?"

Jose Mourinho on Manchester United (May 2005)

soccerquotes — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 01:20:14 -0700

"I saw their players and manager go for a lap of honour after losing to us in their last home game. In Portugal if you do this, they throw bottles at you!"