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"Racing, competing, it's in my blood. It's part of me, it's part of my life."
"An impossible idea is an idea that no one else has yet imagined."
"Success is all about knowing what you want, taking a step towards it every day, and never giving up."
"What can be more exciting than to try and create something and see it grow and develop?"
"To be a champion, you have to believe in yourself when nobody else will."
"I don't believe in luck. I believe in hard work, in waking up in the middle of the night and pushing and pushing."
"The only tactic I admire is to dive in like a madman."
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"You need to look forward; if you're looking back, you're going the wrong way."
"Once you accept your own death, all of a sudden you're free to live. You no longer care about your reputation. You no longer care except so far as your life can be used tactically to promote a cause you believe in."
"When you write things down, you know exactly what you need to do."
"The fundamental decision is not how to do things, but what to do."
"The most important thing is to be quick in everything. The faster you are, the more difficult you will be to beat."
"We are here to go fast, and nothing else."
"You are asked to go faster than anyone, and faster than anyone has ever been before. And you really can't make any mistakes. That is the type of pressure you have in Formula 1."
"I settle all my engagements on the track."
"Don't think what's the cheapest way to do it or what's the fastest way to do it... think 'what's the most amazing way to do it.'"
"In racing, everything is clear. Did you win or not? The rest are secondary."
"I don't want to drive slow, I want to drive fast; that's the way I do it, that's the way I like to do it."
"The best moment for me was winning the Monaco Grand Prix for the first time, which was just the best thing to happen."
"The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary."
"To achieve anything in this game, you must be prepared to dabble on the boundary of disaster."
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"It’s the most difficult thing to do, but also the best in life; to move on and face a challenge."
"The risk of intense heartache is always worth taking, no matter the odds."
"You are worth only as much as your personal resolve allows you to believe."
"The ultimate trap of life is to believe that you have something to lose."
"I have an opinion, and I’ll stick to this opinion."
"My life is clearly divided into the Formula 1 years and the business years."
"Dream the impossible, because dreams do come true."
"The most important thing in the relationship between a driver and his crew is confidence."
"I criticize by creation, not by finding fault."
"I don’t believe in luck. I believe in hard work."
"My past is my fortune, my present is my business, and my future is my dream."
"Every person has to be bound to an objective."
"Life is much more bearable if one has a sense of humor, as this attracts good luck."
"Life is about timing, not control."
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"There is no such thing as always winning. There is winning and losing; two choices."
"When you put a lot of hard work into one goal and you achieve it, that’s a really good feeling."
"The key is to relax. I find if I have time to sit down and think, many things become clear."
"I only want to do business with people who I like, and in order to like them, I have to know them. You can only know people if you know their stories."
"Racing, competing, it's in my blood. It's part of me, it's part of my life; I have been doing it all my life and it stands out above everything else."
"When you are younger, the risk factor is very important. It's good to have a friend next to you so that you feel less anxious. If you're alone, you're at risk of making decisions that are too risky."
"Success is a never-ending journey. There will always be people who are better than you, so focus on their strengths and learn from them."
"Aerodynamics are for people who can't build engines."
"It's not easy to follow the pace of the leaders when you are racing with Honda, Ferrari, and Mercedes. But we can challenge them. It is the challenge of our team to bring the Renault team forward."
"I'm not religious. At the end of the race, I just want to feel that I am the best race driver in the world."
"If you have an accident, it's your fault - so at least I made the decision."
"We will only win if we are convinced that we are the best and we are prepared to go out and prove what we are."
"Being a racing driver means you are racing with other people and if you no longer go for a gap that exists, you are no longer a racing driver. We are competing; competing to win."
"The most important driving force for me was to have 100% courage. If you don't have this, you will never be a champion."
"In racing, there is no reward for second place."
"Racing is life. Anything before or after is just waiting."
"The less a person talks, the more intelligent he is."
"Everything in life has risk, and some know how to deal with it and some don't."
"I only ever drive faster than the limit when I'm stealing the car."
"Sometimes the drivers have to suffer, even more than the team, that everything is better for the future of the Alfa Romeo."
"When I am really disturbed by what is happening, I don't just go home, I have to do something about it."
"There are moments that I will always remember, not because they were important, but because you were there."
"To be successful, you have to combine your experience with a bright mind and a fighting spirit."
"When you are at a standstill, you fall behind. You always have to keep moving forward."
"Only those who take the risk to fail greatly, can ever achieve greatly."
"The pressure is nothing more than the shadow of great opportunity."
"I have a very professional relationship with fear. I am not afraid of it. I treat it as a friend, I say 'Hello, you are my best friend. You always tell me the truth. If you are there, I'm careful, and that's good.'"
"I'm proudest of the life I've lived, not the racing I've done."
"Success is when you make your achievements greater than your excuses."
"I admire someone who has a vision and the guts to go after it, even when others don't believe in it."
"In racing, there is no glory in looking back. You have to keep your eyes on the road ahead."
"You have to take a decision. If you don't, someone else takes it for you."
"Those who have courage and faith shall never perish in misery."
"A true champion never gives up, no matter how difficult the circumstances may be."
"You always have a choice: Do what's easy and your life will be hard, or do what's hard and your life will become easier."
"Passion is the fuel that drives excellence."
"You have to be willing to risk it all in order to discover your true potential."
"Winning is not about being the best. It's about giving your best when the best is required."
"The only limits that exist are the ones you impose on yourself."
"The key to success is not avoiding failure, but learning how to bounce back from it."
"Life is too short to live the same day twice. Seize the moment and make it count."
"Happiness is an enemy. It weakens you. Suddenly, you have something to lose."
"Racing, competing, is in my blood. It’s part of me, it’s part of my life. I have been doing it all my life. It stands out above everything else."
"The more you risk, the more you can win."
"What I do not have is the joy I’ve experienced before."
"To be a champion, you have to fight one more round."
"I have a limit, and that's it. I cannot go beyond."
"When you’re prepared to risk, you also have a chance."
"I was a good guy in the team – it was not easy, but I managed to overcome the problems."
"In my view, life without risks is like playing poker without cards."
"Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying."
"Success is a science. If you have the conditions, you get the result."
"There is always a way to win. You just have to find it."
"The risk of losing lies in not playing at all."
"I don't regret that I completed my career, but once the body says that’s it, it's time to go."
"I can’t drive 55."
"A lot of people get confused about what I’m doing. I don’t compete in Formula 1 to win titles, I do it because I love racing."
"The most important thing in life is finding someone who knows all your mistakes and weaknesses and still finds you completely amazing."
"In the aftermath of a tragedy, it is not what you do that matters. It is what you learn."
"The bravest are the most tender; the loving are the daring."
"A lot of people criticize Formula 1 as an unnecessary risk. But what would life be like if we only did what is necessary?"
"When I started racing, people would say, 'Look at that woman driver' - I can tell you, it's hard being taken seriously as a female in a man's world."
"Racing drivers have balls, unbox them before the start and fasten them to the seat. That keeps them from feeling fear"
"The closer you are to death, the more alive you feel. It's a wonderful way to live. It's the only way to drive."
"To be successful, you have to have your heart in your business, and your business in your heart."
"You progress through failure. The failure of something is a great opportunity, probably the biggest in your life."
"Freedom comes when you learn to let go. Creation and destruction are juxtaposed, and it is through letting go that you find fulfilment."
"A champion needs a motivation above and beyond winning."
"To be honest, you need to be successful and as professionally managed as possible. But success means nothing without emotions"
"I'm very much aware that we play for evaluations because it's commercial. Nevertheless, I see the evaluations as a fair allowance for performance"
"You should practise as you play, drive as you train, because the way you approach any practice is the way you approach all practice."
"Don't dream, or you will be beaten by reality. Trust your strengths, because they show you how to overcome challenges."
"In order to re-form, you have to fully break up with old forms that don't work anymore. Only then can you find real solutions and new ways of working."
"The rat flow aims at the fastest cheese. Be the rat where the cheese is and do everything to get there with your best ability."
"The biggest excitement in racing is to do it yourself. Yes, it is a risk. I accept that without any whether"
"I loved what I was doing, it's tough to say you're afraid when you get paid to play with cars"
"It's all about trying to win. In the end, who cares how, how is the achievement, accomplishment is what matters"
"Drive fast on the track and you risk multiple dynamics. Get an adrenaline rush and you feel most truly alive."
"In racing, the strategy is as important as the tactics. A driver must have both to win."
"You stand on your own feet - if you lose, you can only blame yourself, not the company, boss, union or wasp."
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