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I asked the players: 'Do you want to enjoy the game? Or do you want to enjoy after the game?' The players told me they wanted to enjoy after the game so I said: 'OK, then we will enjoy after the game'.

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Jose Mourinho
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: January 26
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When I saw Rijkaard entering the referee's dressing room I couldn't believe it. When Didier Drogba was sent off, I wasn't surprised.
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No club moves me from Chelsea until Chelsea wants me to move because I want to be where I am loved.
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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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Everybody can be smart.
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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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To be the ultimate team, you must use your body and your mind. Draw up on the resources of your teammates. Choose your steps wisely and you will win. Remember, only teams succeed.
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You can have the top stars to bring the attention, you can have the best stadium, you can have the best facilities, you can have the most beautiful project in terms of marketing and all this kind of thing. But if you don't win... All the work these people are doing is forgotten.
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It is like having a blanket that is too small for the bed, you pull the blanket up to keep your chest warm, and your feet stick out. I cannot buy a bigger blanket because the supermarket is closed. But the blanket I have is made of cashmere. So it's good.
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The world is so competitive, aggressive, consumive, selfish and during the time we spend here we must be all but that.
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I don't have to be jealous of Barcelona because they have 100 years of history and have won the European Cup once. I have only been managing for five years and I have the same amount of Champions League trophies to my name.
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He's a specialist in failure.
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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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Everyone has a right to an opinion. I can arrive in England and express my opinion. If criticism were ferocious and without intellectual objectivity they should show me the way to their airport. It is important to have an opinion and not be afraid to express it, knowing there will be criticism.
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The reality is he's a specialist because eight years without a piece of silverware ... that is failure.
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If Messi is the best on the planet, Ronaldo is the best in the universe.
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