Top 786 Quotes & Sayings by Famous Drivers - Page 13

I like people with a good sense of humor, like Jennifer Aniston. She is amazing and is a great actress.

I try not to have expectations because they can tend to tear you apart. I expect to work as hard as I can possibly work and I expect to give every ounce of a hundred percent.

The smell of fuel, driving on the limit on the edge of sliding, it just gives you a lot of adrenaline.

As a kid, I loved my Matchbox cars, my Big Wheels, and the race cars on TV. When I laid eyes on my first go-kart when I was just five, it gave my desire for making things with wheels go fast a focus. This combined with the fact that I've been incredibly competitive since a young age made for the proper mix of passion and aggression to become a race car driver.

Growing up in the sport, I've been able to separate what happens on the track with what happens away from the track. That track is totally different. I'm not the same person when I put that helmet one.

Success for an artist is completed work. Very successful artists complete a lot of work. It's that simple.

Coaching is unlocking a person's potential to maximize their growth

On a bad day, I'll still have a conscious thing in my mind reminding me that what I think of as a bad day is still a very good day in probably 90% of the world's population's eyes.

The common denominator is that we want to make the world a better place, for women and for everybody, and we do it through sport.

Every driver wants to compete in races - that is what we are all driving for.

It's hard to diagnose head injuries in any sport, and nobody knows their own body as well as themselves.

We know motorsport is dangerous, but it does not make we want to stop, or make Max stop.

You don't feel accomplished when you get that first step on the ladder. You feel accomplished when you're on top of the ladder. I want to be on top, and I'm going to do everything in my ability to get there.

I believe what matters are facts and behaviours in our daily life rather than formal gestures.

Mickey Mouse was supposed to be called Mortimer, but Walt Disney’s wife found it creepy

If people are going to run you over for no reason and think they're going to get away with it, you just go out there and ruin their day, too. That's they way I feel.

I've always been into 'NCIS' because my mom is a pretty big fan. I don't watch a lot of TV though.

I don't remember the first time I won. I remember the first time I lost, and it sucked. It was go-karts; I was, like, 6 years old.

Any business you're involved with, and racing is no different, is about people. It's all about people.

We're working on being consistently in the top 10, top 12 and getting ready for next year's Chase. We need the make the Chase and one way we need to do it is to be consistent and starting running in the top 12.

I feel like the sport is coming to me.

When people are nice to me, I'm nice to them.

And obviously I will try to beat Juan Pablo. We are not friends. But we respect each other. May the best man win - I hope it's me.

A woman can be physically fit enough to drive a Formula 1 car. I did the race distance in Barcelona so I have proved that it is possible.

You drive the car, you don't carry it.

I spent many years in Italy, I've lived just 5km away from the track and the Monza atmosphere is very special.

I would like to become champion, but I'm realistic about it.

I can't blame the drivers for making the move, and I can't blame the owners for being upset. Keep in mind, this ain't like the real world where you work somewhere and you can stay 40 years. Being able to see where you are going just a few years ahead is a pretty cool deal, and it doesn't happen too often in any sport, much less stock car racing.

Indy car racing is much more aggressive.

I am proud to be part of the Toys for Tots program for a second year. In addition to giving kids the chance to design a special The UPS Store/Toys for Tots car, this contest is a great way for children to learn about the importance of charitable giving.

Everybody is different. You're always going to have disagreements with other drivers, unless you're not competitive and you never run good. I deal with everybody differently. Most guys, I have a lot of respect for and I'd like to keep it that way. So I try to communicate with them and find some common ground.

I might only have half an hour when I get home after a long day, and the last thing I want to do is exercise. But you feel if you don't do that, tomorrow you're going to miss it again.

I don't know that many guys have ever been able to accomplish being able to win at every single active track that they've made starts at, and I look forward to trying to complete that feat.

Everything was fine until I left and then I ran out of talent!

I don't think political correctness doesn't make any difference. Once that's in your DNA, you don't pass an ordinance or pass a law or all of the sudden change your DNA.

The trust the BMW family puts in me means a lot to me.

We don't want to fight NASCAR.

We are ambassadors. We are leaders of our own brands, and then in life things are thrown at you, you have to stand up for what's right. That brings on a whole new role. It's not on the front of the agenda that you see, but if you read the fine print it's part of becoming an athlete and the pedestal you get with that.

Haas is a small, but a very efficient team - I am having a lot of fun!

Pressure is always a part of a racing driver's life, but my father helped me a lot on my way to becoming a F1 driver.

Mistakes happen, and they happen to the best of us.

That’s a divorce. You ever seen a divorce? That’s like her taking not only the furniture and the silverware -- she took the dog, too. (Harvick) didn’t get the animal, I would say.

I feel very privileged Williams has selected me as one of their race drivers. The team has great heritage and I hope I can help write a good chapter in their history.

I won championships and races and earned my super-licence to get to Formula One. Of course, I was very fortunate to be in the position I was in, but at the same time, I delivered.

It's not a case of us against them, it's a matter of melding all people's skills and resources to create a better world for everyone !

The uptake of people getting involved in cycling is partly down to the big success the team has had in the Tour de France, the Olympics and the World Championships.

There are two really good feelings. The first is when you land sponsorships that allow you to be competitive. Then to win a race is the icing on the cake that you've made with the sponsorship.

You've got to be closer to the edge than ever to win. That means sometimes you go over the edge, and I don't mean driving, either.

Take those chances and you can achieve greatness, whereas if you go conservative, you'll never know. I truly believe what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Even if you fail, learning and moving on is sometimes the best thing.

I feel honesty always works.

It is my goal to be world champion.

I have always tried to drive a car that was better than me, and race against people who were better than me. If you are surrounded by people who are as good as you, or not as good, how are you going to learn?

People get surprised when they see you out buying a DVD at Best Buy like somebody else should be doing it for you or something! They're like, 'What are you doing your grocery shopping for?' Well, 'cause I'm starving!

I grew up with my mum, so I'm very, very close to her. But I'm close to my dad as well, and we talk about racing a lot, as we share that passion. I guess that's quite normal.

The racing driver needs to be fed a diet of other racing drivers.

I've been very fortunate to have had good financial support.

You've got to analyze and figure out where your deficits are and go to work on them, and then sometimes, it's how you respond that makes you a great leader or not.

Gosh, I'm so different from what I used to be.

We all bleed the same color. It hurts when we bleed.

The message that I tell everybody, the one that I sign on all of my autographs, the one that resonates with me is, 'Never give up. Never, ever give up,' There are so many things that I've learned in my life. Anything is possible. There are no limits to what you can accomplish.