Top 786 Quotes & Sayings by Famous Drivers - Page 3

When you win a race your on top that day, so take it for what its worth, have a good time and party, cause the next day when you get out of bed, the meter goes back to zero again.

I can't even walk out the door without, even to go to the race track, without my MAC lip gloss.

To race is to live. All the rest is simply waiting .

I assure you that the training that you get in a midget, in a sprint car and perhaps in a Silver Crown car is really the kind of experience that makes you into a damn good race driver.

Perseverance: Try and try again until the goal is achieved. Never give up.

Once you've raced, you never forget it...and you never get over it.

Racing is dangerous, but I've been in a lot worse situations as a pipe fitter.

Gilles was the fastest driver in the history of motor racing

Dale Earnhardt's opinion in the garage area is like God's to us.

You cannot see faith, but you can see the footprints of the faithful. We must leave behind "faithful footprints" for others to follow.

Be warned that being an expert is more than understanding how a system is supposed to work. Expertise is gained by investigating why a system doesn't work.

I had to go off the circuit twice to avoid him. I don't know what Rene Arnoux is doing in Formula One racing. He should be on the beach.

I may drive in a few races next year if someone needs a substitute driver ... (but) if I were never to drive again, I have had a great career.

Excellent wine generates enthusiasm. And whatever you do with enthusiasm is generally successful.

The question why did you retire is a much nicer one than why don't you retire

When I was single I used to list the qualities that I would need in my first love. Then one ordinary day in my university, I looked into the eyes of a girl and saw everything I ever needed. The rest is history ; )

Air racing may not be better than your wedding night, but it's better than the second night.

Driving is something really special for me. Even women doesn't excite me as much as racing cars! I guess I'm just becoming old.

Movement is the universal language of personal freedom.

In the old days drivers were fat and tires were skinny.

Winning the world championship in '66 was really the pinnacle of the whole thing, because to win a championship with an Australian made engine was a fantastic feather in our cap.

When today’s race is over, it's over. The only race that matters is the one coming up.

Forget anything after, the 1986 Turbo cars really were rockets, and to handle them I really think you had to be a man

I may think I am ready to go out there and run a Busch race tomorrow, but the reality is I have to wait, because if you go out there and stink up the show, your credibility is shot. You work so hard to get your chance, and if you blow it when everyone is watching, that's it. And it's just not worth the setback.

If there were no belief in god, if such a truth were ever realized, then their would be no fear of consequence. Stop for a moment and imagine what this world would be like without consequence and fear. Imagine what we could, what we would do. I dare not think of such a nightmare for it could only be born in pain.

If lightning strikes while you're in the car it's your fault.

When I started racing my father told me, 'Cristiano, nobody has three balls but some people have two very good ones.'

Wrecks are going to happen in this business, that's just a risk of the sport. If you can't keep from worrying about it, then you're in the wrong line of work.

I was just racing day by day. With Niki [Lauda], every race was to be on the top. He programmed his life to be champion. I enjoyed life. That was the maximum for me.

All modeling efforts will inevitably converge on the result most likely to lead to further funding.

The thing about failure is that you never know how close you were to success.

In college I took a class from a professor who changed my whole life. I can't really remember what his name was, or what the class was, or even which college it was, but I found that if you sit behind a really tall guy and kind of slouch down in your chair you can drink Scotch right from the bottle and not get caught.

It is not easy to be the best. You must have the courage to bear pain, disappointment, and heartbreak. You must learn how to face danger and understand fear, yet not be afraid. You establish your goal, and no matter what deters you along the way, in your every waking moment you must say to yourself, "I could do it."

When you are making a success of something, it's not work. It's a way of life. You enjoy yourself because you are making your contribution to the world.

My game is going wrong - the star is setting

Dad taught me everything I know, but he would never tell me anything he knew.

The thing I love about off-road racing is the pride in how abusive it is.

You had life by the tail and didn't know it.

I think we always need to see the positive.

Second place is the first loser.

To hell with safety. All I want to do is race.

Every track has its challenges, but Suzuka is a continuous test of a driver's skills, and I think that's what makes it so beautiful to drive.

I was three years old. I had a go-kart that my dad had on a leash so I would not go too quick.

The only place that matters is first.

I based in Brazil, Sao Paulo, but I come very often to the states, and I travel all over the world.

Advocacy groups, politicians, and bureaucrats use the government to advance their private good instead of the common good.

Needless to say, I'll be buying my Irwin Tools at Lowe's.

You brake and then turn the wheel, step on the clutch, and pull the e-brake. Release the e-brake, go into countersteer mode, then wait. Wait until you know the car is facing the corner exit direction. then you smile and slam on the gas as you exit the corner.

I've already done enough to have earned 'good driver,' so if I can be known as a great person and a good driver, that's better than only being a great driver.

I hope that I am still racing at 50, as long as I can get out of bed.

Jenson Button is the real deal. It just takes the right environment, the right time - don't doubt he has all the talents to win Grands Prix and challenge for championships.

As stressful as it can be trying to plan out your moves and think about the race, I think I do better when I'm hanging out with friends and family and just jump in the race track and go for it.

I've been on the side of it where you have bad luck and slow cars.

My team fills two separate drink bottles for me in the car. One is water, and the other has orange juice. I just turn a valve and go from water to juice... to adjust my glucose levels.

I think that when we were younger, the fact of knowing our uncle Derrike won the Daytona 500. We were racing go-karts then, and I think that really kind of motivated us.

You cannot look too much at the result, you need to also look at yourself and what you've done, how you have maximised the machinery that you have.

I love driving at Monaco but the rest of it, well, I can absolutely take it or leave it. It's extremely pretentious and really not my cup of tea.

My mother and I took over abandoned buildings to sleep in.

I believe in God. I always have. There's a reason that everything happens in life.

I am not only overwhelmed with excitement to be back in the seat but also to show my support to help raise awareness to end domestic violence and sexual assault by displaying the 'No More' symbol as I pilot the No. 24 car.