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title: "4 Defenders Quotes By Jose Mourinho"
description: "4 Defenders quotes by Jose Mourinho. Plus more from Jose Mourinho and more Defenders sayings from other authors."
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> [I'm not a defender of old or new football managers. I believe in good ones and bad ones, those that achieve success…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-mourinho/i-m-not-a-defender-of-old-or-new-football-managers-i-believe-in-good/)

[Jose Mourinho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-mourinho/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/882/jose-mourinho-2585_achieve_i-m-not-a-defender-of-old-or-new-footbal_638374.jpg)

> [I intend to give my best, to improve things and to create the football team in relation to my image and my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-mourinho/i-intend-to-give-my-best-to-improve-things-and-to-create-the-football/)

[Jose Mourinho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-mourinho/)

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> [I intend to give my best, to improve things and to create the football team in relation to my image and my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-mourinho/i-intend-to-give-my-best-to-improve-things-and-to-create-the-football-2/)

[Jose Mourinho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-mourinho/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a3/jose-mourinho-2585_achieve_i-intend-to-give-my-best-to-improve-thin_1536828.jpg)

> [To me, attacking football happens when Makelele gets the ball and passes it to the central defender who passes it to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-mourinho/to-me-attacking-football-happens-when-makelele-gets-the-ball-and/)

[Jose Mourinho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-mourinho/)

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## More by Jose Mourinho

> [So if one day the result becomes 3-3, for me it doesn't change my mind, because it's football, it's normal. What is not normal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-mourinho/so-if-one-day-the-result-becomes-3-3-for-me-it-doesn-t-change-my-mind/)

[Jose Mourinho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-mourinho/)

> [Yes, Manchester United are the best team in England, but you have to ask how good has the Premier League been since I left?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-mourinho/yes-manchester-united-are-the-best-team-in-england-but-you-have-to/)

[Jose Mourinho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-mourinho/i-was-nine-or-10-years-old-and-my-father-was-sacked-on-christmas-day/)

[Jose Mourinho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-mourinho/)

> [In the same way that I had to follow an Italian manager here, I can imagine that it was not easy for an Italian…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-mourinho/in-the-same-way-that-i-had-to-follow-an-italian-manager-here-i-can/)

[Jose Mourinho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-mourinho/)

> [I enjoy the work, I enjoy every minute of my professional life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-mourinho/i-enjoy-the-work-i-enjoy-every-minute-of-my-professional-life/)

[Jose Mourinho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-mourinho/)

> [I must try to hide my emotions. I have to live with both the victory and the defeat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-mourinho/i-must-try-to-hide-my-emotions-i-have-to-live-with-both-the-victory/)

[Jose Mourinho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-mourinho/)

> [I followed an Italian manager and it cannot be easy when you follow a manager who thinks very differently.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-mourinho/i-followed-an-italian-manager-and-it-cannot-be-easy-when-you-follow-a/)

[Jose Mourinho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-mourinho/)

> [Drogba is a fighter. He is the kind of player I would say 'With you I could go to every war.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-mourinho/drogba-is-a-fighter-he-is-the-kind-of-player-i-would-say-with-you-i/)

[Jose Mourinho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-mourinho/)

> [No club moves me from Chelsea until Chelsea wants me to move because I want to be where I am loved.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-mourinho/no-club-moves-me-from-chelsea-until-chelsea-wants-me-to-move-because/)

[Jose Mourinho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-mourinho/)

> [It is like having a blanket that is too small for the bed, you pull the blanket up to keep your chest warm, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-mourinho/it-is-like-having-a-blanket-that-is-too-small-for-the-bed-you-pull/)

[Jose Mourinho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-mourinho/)

> [I asked the players: 'Do you want to enjoy the game? Or do you want to enjoy after the game?' The players told me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-mourinho/i-asked-the-players-do-you-want-to-enjoy-the-game-or-do-you-want-to/)

[Jose Mourinho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-mourinho/)

> [In football, the only game I know is the 90-minutes game. It's not mind games; I don't try to do that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-mourinho/in-football-the-only-game-i-know-is-the-90-minutes-game-it-s-not-mind/)

[Jose Mourinho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-mourinho/the-porto-players-were-with-me-for-two-and-a-half-years-they-believed/)

[Jose Mourinho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-mourinho/)

> [Ronaldinho is better than Cristiano Ronaldo, but neither are as good as Leo Messi. He holds numerous records, such as the most goals scored…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-mourinho/ronaldinho-is-better-than-cristiano-ronaldo-but-neither-are-as-good/)

[Jose Mourinho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-mourinho/)

> [Would you phone the president of Ghana?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-mourinho/would-you-phone-the-president-of-ghana/)

[Jose Mourinho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-mourinho/)

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