Jose Mourinho Quotes

A winning player is nothing more than a player on a winning team. A losing player is a guy who played on a losing team that year.

The biggest ambition in my career is still to win the European Cup. I want to have a picture of that to look at later; I want to have that medal. You can have a contract that is better than your friends, but no player looks back and says: 'I won more money.'

Now, everybody always says there's no 'I' in team, but there is an 'I' in win, because the individuals make the team what it is, and how they think and what they do is important to the team. So when you act like the individual is not important, well, it is damn important who these people are and what they are.

It doesn't matter how well you play individually if the team isn't winning.

The more better players we have at Barcelona, the better it is for the team and coach.

I think that winning creates chemistry, as opposed to other way around. I've been on a lot of friendly teams that couldn't win, trust me.

The joy of doing well as a batsman for your country is much more than that little joy of going for a party and enjoying music. It is a completely different high, and I get high by performances. That's what I enjoy now.

Even championship-winning teams don't play well all the time.

You've got to be extremely careful, because you could be with a great team, and you could be the product of a great team. There are some players that stand out despite the teams that they play on, and there are some players that are good because of the team that they're with.

People like being on winning teams.

The best thing for the fans is having a team with a chance to win. That's what everyone wants.

My value can only go higher if I can perform well in the Champions League.

I've been in teams that have struggled and been relegated.

My one regret is that I didn't win a trophy with Tottenham, despite us being a strong team who played good, attractive football.

The buzz we had in 2000-01 was unique. We played 34 matches between January 1 and May 19, but lost only four.

I believe first of all it's always a disappointment to lose the players at an important moment of the season.

Each team is different but you give yourself a better chance if you keep the team intact.

If I can win matches for the team, that will automatically help me personally.

It is difficult to play a team with great morale and passion.

I'm a person who believes that if a team that's producing a champion and producing contenders in that same division, then the coaches should be proud of that and pat themselves on the back because they're really creating a dynasty, so that's the way I take it.

At United, there has been continuity with the manager, with the success they have had. It gives them a different dynamic.

For me the most important thing is what you can do as a player and a team, not to talk about individual things.

If you don't have the best player in the world in the team, it would be strange if you didn't notice the difference.

There are teams spending a lot of money and buying top players from all over the world but it is not about money - it is about your team-mates.

When the team is doing well, individual performances don't count.