"I am very happy and proud. I need a rest, I'm tired. It's not easy to cope with that, but finally mathematically we are champions now," said a calm and measured Mourinho, who won back-to-back titles in 2004-05 and 05-06.
"Finally we can breathe, relax and enjoy. We can look back and see how much we deserve to be champions."
With blue ticker-tape raining down in the sunshine, Chelsea's players completed a lap of honour with ironic chants of "boring, boring Chelsea" ringing out.
"It's an unbelievable feeling," Terry, who sunk to his knees on hearing the final whistle, told Sky Sports. "We've worked so hard, so to get over the line is great.
"This is what I live for. It's been five years since we've won it. The first one was special and you go four or five years without it and that hurts. So I'll really enjoy it today."
CELEBRATORY MOOD
Blustery, grey conditions had lingered for much of Sunday morning but kickoff in west London was greeted by the sudden emergence of sunshine which reflected the celebratory mood.
Chelsea have lost only twice all season in the league, the sort of consistency that Palace manager Alan Pardew recognised made them the benchmark for the rest.
"That's why he (Mourinho) earns the money he does. He wins. He wins trophies and he will win them in any manner he thinks is right for that particular occasion," said Pardew, who got one over the Portuguese this season when still in charge of Newcastle United.
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