“You win by effort, by commitment, by ambition, by quality, by expressing yourself individually but in the team context.”
"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
"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."
- José Mourinho
Insight
"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
"Alone we can do so little. Together we can do so much."
- Helen Keller
Teamwork
"If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself."
- Henry Ford
Teamwork
"If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together."
- African Proverb
Teamwork
"It is amazing how much you can accomplish when it doesn’t matter who gets the credit."
- Harry S. Truman
Teamwork
"A boat doesn’t go forward if each one is rowing their own way."
- Proverb
Teamwork