Mourinho: I have won too much to be the Special One... I deserve to be called the Only One

Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho is keen to shed his famous nickname of the ‘Special One’ - as he wants it to be upgraded to the ‘Only One’.
Mourinho feels he deserves the new status after becoming the first manager in history to win titles in Europe's top three leagues.
The Portugese manager won La Liga with Real Madrid last season to add to his two Seire A titles with Inter Milan and back-to-back Premier League triumphs with Chelsea as well as winning the league twice in his homeland with Porto, not to mention winning the Champions League twice.

In a league of his own: Jose Mourinho says he should be known as the 'only one'

'Like me or not, I am the only one who won the world's three most important leagues. So, maybe instead of the 'Special One', people should start calling me the 'Only One',' Mourinho said in an interview with Portuguese TV station SIC.
'After having won practically everything, as time has passed I have become less self-centered and egocentric. I have always liked more the joy of other people, those around me. For this, winning with Inter gave me a special pleasure. These are challenges, not personal goals. I also think I could have been a good human resources executive.
'In 2010, I was chosen best coach in the world, in 2011 I was chosen second, now I do not worry about the position I am in.

Blue is the colour: Mourinho won two titles with Chelsea

'The pressure is not the hardest thing about being a manager - the most difficult is that other people do not have a true image of me. I still hope to continue for many years at the highest level, but I also want to enjoy many things in my life.
'I am about to turn 50 years old and I feel as if I were beginning my career as a coach.'

Italian job: Mourinho celebrates winning the scudetto with Inter Milan

Mourinho was nicknamed the 'Special One' by the English press after referring to himself as just that, during a press conference following his arrival at Chelsea from Porto in 2004 where he won the Champions League.
He added: 'At the beginning, I knew I had some qualities, but I was far from imagining I would get to where I am today. I have not raced from eight to 80 - it has been a progressive journey. Winning the Champions League in Portugal [with Porto in 2004] prepared me to go abroad.

The Real deal: Mourinho celebrates winning La Liga with Madrid

'I left prepared and with status. The richness of my development as a man and as a coach has been the result of jumping from country to country. That has made me a much better coach.'
'It is a consequence of the footballing power of the two clubs. The best team from England, or Germany, Holland, or from any other country, the most they could do in Spain would be third place.

Winning the big one - twice: Mourinho won the Champions League with Porto and then again with Inter Milan

'This duel of titans forces the clubs and the players to become better. It is a healthy duel and I enjoy it. The two clubs are fighting for world football hegemony.'
Real Madrid kick off their 2012-13 campaign against Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup on August 23.