Top 151 Quotes & Sayings by Lewis Hamilton - Page 2

My immediate family are from the West Indies - from Trinidad and Grenada - and I have relatives all over the Caribbean.

I like wearing things that other people wouldn't want to wear, to be a bit edgy.

When I was a kid and Christmas was coming up, my dad would ask me what I wanted, and I always said a motorbike. I kept asking for one, and he said it was too dangerous and bought me a go-kart instead.

I don't drive by the seat of my pants and happen to win races. I work very hard to interpret the data and drive a certain way. My engineers have confidence in me, and more often than not, when I tell them what I need or what I am feeling with the car, it's right.

I'm no less focused than any of my peers. They live a different life. They go home; they are not pictured at events. I train just as much as them, maybe more.

Working with kids is something I really enjoy doing - that's why I also do work with UNICEF.

Equalising performance between teams runs completely counter to the idea of F1 and would be very unfair for us.

I genuinely have always had support from all of my team. I have never had any complaints from them.

Racing is very physical.

All in all, racing with lift and coast is actually harder.

I train to quite an intense level because Formula 1 is so physical - the G-forces, the demands on your body. Your heart rate is 150, 160 through the whole race. On qualifying lap, your heart rate can be up to 180, 190, under tough conditions.

It's a pretty cool feeling to be the person to knock down a barrier - just like the Williams sisters did in tennis or Tiger Woods in golf.

Formula 1 is the sort of place where people tend to have an opinion about everything, and usually, they tend to believe their own opinion is the right one, even if it relates to someone else.

I don't believe I have a playboy life.

When I was younger, all of my family's money went into racing. We were never a stylish family. We never went shopping, because all the money went into buying tires and fuel and all of that.

People need to remember that I am the first black driver in F1, so I am obviously going to be different to past drivers.

Sometimes it takes time to find people in the sport who share the same opinions and approach to racing as me.

Generally, I hate training - just like most people, I guess. I try to make it fun and varied.

Ayrton Senna was my favorite driver who I wanted to be like.

Sometimes, I arrive at races more energetic and clear-minded than ever, and then I have a terrible race. And the opposite is also true.

I would love to one day have my own line of clothes.

Going for a really long run, a bike ride, or cross-country skiing helps me get away from all the noise. I tell myself, 'The pain you're feeling, just enjoy it because it's going to help you across that finish line first.' If you're having a crap day, go for a run. It makes a big difference.

It doesn't matter what famous person I've come across in the street, I don't think I've ever shouted.

If Ferrari wanted me, they would have approached me. I want to work with people who want me. If they don't want me, it is no problem.

I get kids from all different cultures and nationalities coming up to me now, all wanting to be F1 drivers. They feel the sport is open to everyone.

Lots of other drivers like cycling, but I'm not so keen. I have some really cool bikes, but I'm just not in love with it like Jenson Button and Fernando Alonso.

I am a motorbike fanatic - always have been. It's actually what I wanted to do before I got into motor racing.

I'm happy to race against anyone.

A couple of my mechanics have become vegan because I've done it. One of my barbers, too.

I have spent a lot of time in Italy throughout my career - especially when I was karting, because it's kind of the world centre of that sport - and I love it.

I'm keen on hiking. And in Monaco, I also like water skiing, wakeboarding, and jet-skiing, which are all pretty good for your arms, legs, and core stability.

You save most fuel by lifting and coasting in the heavy braking zones at the end of long straights into slow corners.

I really like to play to squash, because it's competitive, and I like basketball. I'm friends with a guy in L.A. called Andrew Bynum, who used to play for the L.A. Lakers NBA team. We play together sometimes.

I'm definitely conscious of time. I already waste so much of it, just on a flight. I look back to when I was 13, and I wish I had stuck with my piano studies.

I started watching Formula 1 with my dad when I was just four or five years old. I loved cars.

I started playing guitar when I was 13. I'd written a few songs on the guitar over some time. I'd written a book of poetry, and I got a book of lyrics that I had when I was a kid.

When you're driving on a normal track, you can see the braking point from 500 m. away.

When I was really young, I busted my nose when I was racing. The first thing my dad asked me was: 'Are you OK?' I said, 'Can you fix the car for tomorrow?' And I won the race the next day.

Formula 1 is about running to the maximum.

Fashion is a growing love that probably started when I got into my 20s.

Nothing can really prepare you for when you get in the Formula One car. Knowing that you're driving a multimillion-dollar car, and if you crash it it's going to cost a lot of money, and they might not give you another chance, is scary.

My job is to get into the car and drive as fast and as well as possible.

I'm just super competitive. Squash, tennis, water skiing, computer games... Even if I played you at pool, I'd have to win.

We have to be extremely fit to race in F1.

If I'd won every single race and got pole everywhere, that would just be boring. It would suck. Where's the fun in that?

Since I started driving in F1 in 2006-07, the cars have got slower and easier to drive.

When people ask me that, I say I don't want to be remembered. It means I'm no longer around.

Obviously I am not happy but they can throw what they want at me, I will come back stronger.

I went blonde which killed my hair. It was a disaster. I think it was neat to do it for a bit.

I feel like people are expecting me to fail, therefore, I expect myself to win.

I always want to be the best at what I do. As a kid, whatever I was doing, if I was playing football or whatever I was applying my energy to at the time, I always wanted to do it to the best of my abilities. And I was always interested in finding out how I could do it better.

When you're driving, the helmet squashes your hair, so you don't really have a hairstyle. When you get out, you're sweating and your hair is a mess.

In racing there are always things you can learn, every single day. There is always space for improvement, and I think that applies to everything in life.

I was born to race and to win.

I have no fear of death, so I don't think about it. I love the adrenalin kick that danger brings. Others get their kicks bungee jumping from tall buildings. I'm very, very competitive. I want to be the best at everything I do. It's not driving - it's everything - it might be playing my guitar, I try to be the best at it as I possibly can.

My saying is; We win and lose together. I think that really does apply to both my fans, family and the team.

Personally I feel for the fans because I remember the period of time when Michael Schumacher was winning. I remember waking up in the morning to watch the start of the race and then going to sleep, and then waking up when it ended because I already knew what would happen. I am pretty sure a lot of people were doing that today.

Formula One was a very dangerous sport. It still is dangerous. But the danger factor is also the exciting part.

If you don't have the balls to brake late, that's your problem.

My brother was told that he wouldn't walk, that he wouldn't be able to play drums, that he wouldn't be able to race a car - and he's done all those things. He's defied the odds, defied disability. I look at him and I'm so inspired, by his mentality and by how incredible the body and the mind are. There's really nothing you can't do. My brother has proved that.