Top 786 Quotes & Sayings by Famous Drivers - Page 7

For me, it's always been to be on your toes about everything no matter what you do - my mom and dad always stressed that to me.

I rarely focus on the result only just because I think if I work well the results will come and if we work well as a team the results will come.

I can be nice - I don't need to be rude for no reason.

A legacy is not about what you did while you were there it is what happens when you are gone

I am only a morning person when I have to be.

NASCAR, there's nothing wrong with it, it's very competitive, but the specs are very tight on tolerances.

I don't think you should compare yourself to anyone else because everyone is in a different situation.

Some Italians are geniuses, but you have to find a balance.

Speed is relative. Does it feel fast going 70 miles per hour down an eight lane highway? No, probably not, but I bet it does if you are going down some single lane dirt road. It's the same in a race car. It depends on the track.

Focusing on the long-term goal can be disheartening when you're so far away from it, so it's vital to have ongoing targets on a daily, weekly and monthly basis.

I know it's a lot of fun for you guys to write a lot of wacky things. Go ahead, if you want to. Get creative. But don't look too much into it.

Tyre management has always been part of the qualifying strategy and the race itself. I don't know about others; I just know that I always push as much as I can to obtain the best result possible.

I think we're our biggest competition. I think the racetrack's the biggest competition. If we go and race the racetrack and try to go around the racetrack faster than our competition, then that's the goal. I look at it as a competition between us and the racetrack because it's all about lap time.

Formula One is one of the biggest and most competitive sports in the world and our desire is to get back to be giving Mercedes a hard time and winning races and championships.

Nineteen ninety-five, when I was still with Jordan, was the lowest moment. It was my third season and the travel was getting to me and I was missing my family. I felt under a lot of pressure and even thought of going to America - to race there.

It's easy to get bogged down in all the negativity that when you see people smile and pat you on the back and say, 'We're going to get through this,' it means a lot.

A lot of the listeners don't realize that the Daytona 24 Hours is the most difficult race in the world. It's 24 hours, a lot of darkness because it's held at the end of January, so you're talking about 13-14 hours of darkness.

Lyrically I write based on my past experiences or things I wish to experience. Pain inspires me as does joy.

In Spain there were no TV rights for Formula One.

I won at Hockenheim in 2000 and I guess we always make the first victory the most special one.

There are a few things that make me angry. Mostly things not going my way.

I enjoy playing golf, but no, I don't think golf helps driving. It does take my mind away from driving, though; every time I play golf, I don't think about Formula 1.

I know I won't be the first one to say this, but Suzuka is definitely my favourite circuit of the year.

The start of my rookie season when there was so much pressure, so many expectations, and so much excitement surrounding the return of the No. 3 to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, and then we went out and won the pole for the Daytona 500. That was a very special moment.

I think about F1 all the time... it's just my passion.

The choice to become vegetarian was purely for ethical reasons. Like most meat eaters, I was a little concerned with removing meat from my diet. Also, like most meat eaters, I was blind to the horrible ways animals are treated.

The facilities are amazing here in McLaren. If you compare them to Sauber, who have good facilities in Formula 1, it's another level. But in terms of the people, the way they approach their jobs, is really amazing when you come into McLaren. The emphasis they have is very good and it gives you a big boost when you drive for this team.

Is my strike zone bigger than others? Yeah. It might be bigger than others, but I don't have a problem with it.

Talk to yourself in two languages - what do I fear and what do I love - in order to balance the body and the soul.

I have been waiting to win a world championship since 1985. I've had three cracks at a world title - in karting, I finished third at Le Mans; that hurt because it was very close, but then in Formula One there wasn't really an opportunity to finally crack it, so it's third time lucky.

Being a good race car driver is one thing, but to take all the time commitments and all the pushing and pulling and learning when to say no - because you need to rest or focus on the things you need to do to make the car go fast - those are the hardest things to learn and the most distracting things to learn.

I feel extremely lucky and privileged to have my achievements.

Being a dad is great. Every day there's something new.

You've got guys out there that are good spokespeople for their sponsors or whatever. They do a good job of selling merchandise and all that. And then you've got guys that are just good wheel men.

Before I got in the car, I was puking all over the place and on the grid. I was just a shaking wreck.

Racing is not football or baseball or basketball where you can do it yourself. If you're good in high school, you just shine. (But in racing) you have to have a family behind you.

I've never retired. And I've never said, "I quit."

When you have fast cars and bad luck, it's a lot easier to handle than having slow cars and bad luck.

It's very, very special for me. This is where I've grown up, it's my home, and winning the Monaco Grand Prix is the highlight of any racing driver's career and for me a childhood dream. It being my home makes it all the more special, unbelievable.

In a strange way, becoming a grandfather is like starting your life over.

Karma is an energy debt which you owe or an energy credit which is owed you. Both involve compound interest that is added to the equation making it either a burden or a blessing.

Over the Thanksgiving holiday I took time to reflect on what is most important to me and realized I need to find a way to put the fun back into racing.

I think I've shown that all the promises I made that I was going to win races were real and not bull.

One of my strengths over the years is to be open-minded.

I don't care what the other drivers think of me. They can say what they want.

Circumstances may cause interruptions and delays, but never lose sight of your goal.

He who understands, as always, can make his car work better than he who does not.

If the lion didn't bite the tamer every once in a while, it wouldn't be exciting.

My parents obviously have played a huge role in my success.

If you are under control you're going too slow.

In this sport luck and tragedy are only a few hundredths of seconds apart from each other.

Math makes sense when you apply it to projects.

A racing driver has to be a good driver.

Today has definitely been better than yesterday. We are having to do a little bit of sweeping but it is generally not too bad and I am still really enjoying the roads - I love being here!

Who cares how you get caught? If you're cheating, if you're doing wrong, it doesn't matter what you're doing -- it's wrong.

There are some things I cannot do as I did before the accident. Trying to do them the same way was impossible, and I was getting frustrated. Then one day I said to myself that I had to relearn those things and do them in a different way and see what was possible, and how it could be achieved.

There are many different types of prioritites in Motor Racing, the first...being how much you are willing to sacrifice in order to get to where you want to go.

I just always dreamed of racing cars, but I didn't think I could do it as a living.

As a driver you enjoy winning races, and if you win in the easiest way possible, fine, but in reality we all remember the fights to the end, the nip and tuck stuff.

Even if me and my manager Willi Weber would find it hard to leave behind our friends at BMW, there's a chance it could happen.