Rafael Benitez Quotes

The difference between players is not always the quality but their mentality.

Winning trophies has made me put on weight

It had not crossed my mind, but maybe it has Mourinho's because that is what Chelsea did two seasons ago to Xabi Alonso.

To work hard and have our supporters behind us and believing until the end, you run a little bit more

Kenny Dalglish would be my first choice for Liverpool's best ever player because he was a great player with a lot of qualities.

When I was at Valencia my wife said that we would win the league. She was right and to mark the occasion she asked me for a new watch. I bought her the watch, but then she said that we would win the UEFA Cup and that when we did she wanted another watch. Now she says that we will win the Champions League and that she will want an even more expensive watch. My wife has a lot of confidence and a lot of watches.

As a manager, you are important sometimes, and you make mistakes, but the most important people are your staff and your players. Never call me 'the special one!'

As long as I'm not taking a penalty we will be OK. But if it's like two years ago I will need a doctor.

We don't have any problems, apart from the problems we have.

Before, I said that they were maybe the best supporters in England. Now maybe they are the best supporters in Europe.

If Chelsea are naive and pure then I'm Little Red Riding Hood.

Some people cannot see a priest on a mountain of sugar.

The champions are the team with the most points...if United have more points, it means they have more points, that's all. Nothing else.