Jose Mourinho

Please don’t call me arrogant, but I’m European champion and I think I’m a special one.

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.

Some clubs are treated as devils, some are treated as angels.

For me, pressure is bird flu. I’m feeling a lot of pressure with the problem in Scotland. It’s not fun and I’m more scared of it than football.

Look at my haircut. I am ready for the war.

Because, to give a goal, the ball must be 100% in and he must be 100% sure that the ball is in.

If you don’t lose, you cannot enjoy the victories. So I have to accept both things.

I always had the theory that the most important thing is be happy, enjoy what are you doing, and be fresh mentally.

If you are playing bad you are going to lose here, on clay, on ice, or on the beach.

It’s good sportsmanship to not pick up lost golf balls while they are still rolling.

Is more for precaution. You don’t know tomorrow what’s happen, no? But now I am happy because I don’t feel too much pain. But I can finish the match, so that’s a good sign.

If the plane moves, some turbulence, I am nervous flyer.

It’s more a tennis problem than a mental problem. The transition is difficult. It depends how much time you have. Playing on grass can sometimes be a bit of a lottery.

I am happy with being a tennis player and the choice I took when I was 12. But clearly, if I wouldnt have been a tennis player, I would have loved to be a soccer player. But again, I am happy with the choice I made.

If somebody says I am better than Roger, I think this person doesn’t know anything about tennis.

I became a player who goes to a lot of effort while training, who can rely on his will and his mental strengths.

I am not the most courageous guy in the world outside of the court. Being alone in the dark is something I don’t like.

I am afraid of a lot of things. A dog. I could be afraid of a dog that’s upset, for example. And on the tennis courts, maybe on the outside I look fearless, but on the inside, I’m scared. There’s not one player in the world who isn’t nervous before matches. Especially important matches.

We should try to teach the young people values that are useful to them whether they become professional athletes or not.

People who know me said I will win one or two Premierships and will not be interested after that. The reality is that we’ve won two Premierships but I’m more excited about this particular season than last year or the year before. I am a fan of special nature. I’m getting excited before every single game. The trophy at the end is less important than the process itself.

I have the same bedroom I’ve always had. It’s clean and tidy when I get home, and after two or three days it gets messy and my mother nags me.