Jose Mourinho
Portuguese football manager.
"I studied Italian five hours a day for many months to ensure I could communicate with the players, media and fans. [Claudio] Ranieri had been in England for five years and still struggled to say ‘good morning’ and ‘good afternoon.'"
"I don't want to be, and it isn't part of my personality. I'm still going to be the same until I was today but with more responsibilities."
"What position is my wife in? Eighth, at least." [When told he was surveyed to be the 9th most influential man in the world]
"I understand why he [Alex Ferguson] is a bit emotional. He has some top players in the world and they should be doing a lot better than that... You would be sad if your team gets as clearly dominated by opponents who have been built on 10% of the budget." [on beating Manchester United in the UEFA Champions League]