José Mourinho: “I was 10 years old when my father was fired on Christmas Day. H…

“I was 10 years old when my father was fired on Christmas Day. He was a football coach, and his team’s results weren’t good. They had lost a match one or two days before Christmas.
On Christmas Day, as we were sitting at the table for lunch, the phone rang. A brief call from a club executive: you’re fired. The news hit us like a ton of bricks. No one finished eating, we left the table, and sadness filled the house. Even the Christmas presents remained unopened that day.
From that moment on, I made my decision: I would be a coach. I would fight until the day when my father’s name would be known worldwide.
I even wear clothes similar to his, which I have custom-made to match his style. My father is my only role model in the world.”