Mourinho reveals he cried when Murray won Wimbledon

Chelsea manager, Jose Mourinho, has admitted he was moved to tears, when Andy Murray ended Britain’s 77-year wait for a male singles champion at the Wimbledon in 2013.

Murray defeated long-time rival, Novak Djokovic to emerge champion – a feat that left Mourinho overwhelmed.

“I have to say I had a couple of tears for Andy when he won Wimbledon,” Mourinho told the Aegon Championships Tennis Podcast in association with The Telegraph.

“It was something that obviously meant more than anything in his career. I could imagine it was something from another world. I don’t think he would change the Wimbledon victory for another 10 victories in other Grand Slams.

“It’s more than the game, it’s more than a tournament. He has broken the psychological wall that was there for every British person that loves the game. I think that for sure it was the best day in his career and I shared that happiness from where I was.”

Mourinho, who has been a regular at this year’s Aego Championships at The Queen’s Club, also explained why he admired tennis players.

“In tennis they take penalty shoot-outs all day,” he added.

“Every point is a tough decision so they have to be really strong. I always say that in my sport sometimes we hide behind each other, we can always find excuses in success and in failure and in this way tennis is phenomenal because you have to be really strong.”

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