Chelsea have suffered two defeats from their opening four games. They lost just three times all of last season.
Asked if his under-performing players were resting on their laurels, Mourinho said: "If that is the question, it is very sad. If that is the point, it is very, very sad. If this is real, it is very sad. Because, for myself, I feel the opposite.
"When I win, I want to win again, I want to win more. I feel fantastic motivation for more. If you win it once and the next you are not on fire, not ready for at least to fight for more, that is sad. My medal is at home. In a drawer."
There is still time, of course, to turn Chelsea around. But their grip on their title is already weakening and we are still in August.
Only Blackburn back in 1995 have made a worst start to a season in the wake of being crowned champions. This defeat leaves them eight points behind leaders Manchester City.
The most concerning aspect here was that nobody could say Palace did not deserve their first win at Stamford Bridge since 1982.
Alan Pardew knew just where to exploit Chelsea as man-of-the-match Bacary Sako fired Palace ahead midway through the second half.
Substitute Radamel Falaco headed Chelsea level and Mourinho cut short the celebrations as he demanded his players head back to the centre circle to restart play.
He needn't have bothered as within two minutes Joel Ward headed home after good work from the roaming Sako. Not the celebration Mourinho would have envisaged on his 100th league home game in charge.
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