ሞሪንኮ ለስፖርት እግር ኳስ ሲመሠረት ቤተሰቡን የእርሱ የህይወት ማዕከል አድርጎ ገልጾታል, "በጣም አስፈላጊው ነገር ቤተሰቤ እና ጥሩ አባት መሆን እንዳለበት" በማስታወስ ነው.
Mourinho, whilst dedicated to football, describes his family as the centre of his life and has noted that the "most important thing is my family and being a good father.