“Young players are a little bit like melons. Only when you open and taste the melon are you 100 per cent sure that the melon is good.”
"The moral of the story is not to listen to those who tell you not to play the violin but stick to the tambourine."
- José Mourinho
Self-awareness
"I am not afraid to lose my job, and when you’re not afraid, you don’t feel any pressures. You are not too worried. You can express yourself in a different way. It makes you better, I think."
- José Mourinho
Courage
"You win by effort, by commitment, by ambition, by quality, by expressing yourself individually but in the team context."
- José Mourinho
Teamwork
"It’s not important how we play. If you have a Ferrari and I have a small car, to beat you in a race I have to break your wheel or put sugar in your tank."
- José Mourinho
Taking Risks
"We all want to play great music all the time, but if that is not possible, you have to hit as many right notes as you can."
- José Mourinho
Adaptation
"We cannot solve problems with the kind of thinking we employed when we came up with them."
- Albert Einstein
Insight
"Vision is not what your eyes see, but an image that your brain comprehends."
- Touko Aozaki
Insight
"The difference between genius and stupidity is; genius has its limits."
- Albert Einstein
Insight
"Someone asked me, if I were stranded on a desert island what book would I bring: ‘How to Build a Boat.’"
- Steven Wright
Insight
"The shell of an oyster only hides the pearl inside."
- Jack
Insight