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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.'

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Jose Mourinho
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: January 26
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If at the end of the season I'm leaving the club, you have the right to come to me and say: 'Jose, you are a liar'
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In five years I have never had a match where my team has had less possession than the opponents.
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Arsenal have won that advantage, nobody gave it to them. By playing fantastic football and by winning matches and by winning trophies, they won that respect that the opponent has for them.
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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.
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Dogs bark and the caravan goes by.
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The moral of the story is not to listen to those who tell you not to play the violin but stick to the tambourine.
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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!
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Sometimes you see beautiful people with no brains. Sometimes you have ugly people who are intelligent, like scientists.
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I fell a bit in love with Celtic, because the atmosphere was amazing and the crowd was magnificent, the way they behaved with the Porto fans.
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Look at my haircut. I am ready for the war. The objective is to win the Premiershp. I don't want to dominate, to finish without defeat, record points or goals or consecutive wins. The Premiership is so difficult you cannot be focused on that. I just think about winning.
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Especially when you play at home, you need a good atmosphere behind you.
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The negative side of football. The negative side of our society. People sometimes go to football and bring to it the negative aspects of our society.
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Four wins in four matches. It could not be better... the world is fantastic.
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Ronaldinho is better than Cristiano Ronaldo, but neither are as good as Leo Messi. He holds numerous records, such as the most goals scored in a single La Liga season and the most goals scored in a calendar year. I'm more worried about being a good person than being the best football player in the world. He has everything. We must protect him.
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