“The harder I work, the luckier I become.”
“If you have God on your side, everything becomes clear.”
“Racing, competing, is in my blood. It’s part of me, part of my life.”
“Being second is to be the first of the ones who lose.”
“You must take the compromise to win, or else nothing. That means: you race or you do not.”
“I am not designed to come second or third. I am designed to win.”
“You cannot overtake 15 cars in sunny weather, but you can when it’s raining.”
“I have no idols. I admire work, dedication, and competence.”
“The main thing is to be yourself. Not allow people to disturb you, to be different because they want you to be different.”
“I continuously go further and further learning about my own limitations, my body’s limitations, psychological limitations.”
“It’s important to learn from the mistakes of others. You might not live long enough to make them all yourself.”
“My biggest concern isn’t the others but doing my best.”
“The danger sensation is exciting. The challenge is to find new dangers.”
“The moment I put my helmet on, I am invincible. No fear, no limits.”
“Fear is exciting for me.”
“When you are fitted in a racing car and you race to win, second or third place is not enough.”
“Winning is the most important. Everything is consequence of that.”
“I don’t know driving in another way which isn’t risky.”
“It’s going to be a season with lots of accidents, and I’ll risk saying that we’ll be lucky if something really serious doesn’t happen.”
“I believe if you’re determined enough and willing to pay the price, anything in life is achievable.”
“I believe in being positive and facing the challenges of life.”
“Money is a strange business. People who haven’t got it aim it strongly. People who have are full of troubles.”
“With each day I live, I find more conviction in the philosophy of following a dream.”
“Each driver has its limit. My limit is a little bit further than others.”
“I want to live fully, not just survive.”
“When you no longer go for a gap that exists, you are no longer a racing driver.”
“The challenge for me is to find my own limits, to stretch myself as far as I can go.”
“I’m not designed to come second or third.”
“Sometimes, you need to push the limit to the point of no return.”
“I am not a perfect driver, but in one lap I can be perfect.”
“People are always teaching us democracy, but the people who teach us democracy don’t want us to learn it.”
“It’s important to respect one another but also to have courage to be honest.”
“I want to make sure when I go to Heaven I will be proud of my achievements.”
“If a person has no dreams, they no longer have any reason to live.”
“You must take risks to become champions.”
“I’m always aware that there are more important things than racing in circles for a trophy.”
“On a given day, a given circumstance, you think you have a limit. And you go for this limit.”
“I think the main thing is to remember that we are very fortunate to do what we do.”
“It’s hard to be second-best.”
“The faster you can go, the more you enjoy the game.”
“You will never know the feeling of a driver when winning a race.”
“I want to build something special for people who need help.”
“I live for racing. I live for victory.”
“I’ve always believed that you should never, ever give up, no matter how hard the situation is.”
“The more you win, the more your motivation grows.”
“When I’m competing, I give everything. And I take chances.”
“I live to the maximum, not the minimum.”
“You have to believe in yourself.”
“Sometimes we get too emotional. That’s life.”
“You have to be closer to the edge than ever to win.”
“I am not a saint, but I know how to forgive.”
“If you’re going to be a racing driver, you need to be able to handle the pressure.”
“Every year there is a new challenge. I am waiting to see what next season will bring.”
“There are no compromises in racing.”
“You have to understand that the fact that we lose, it doesn’t make us losers.”
“You don’t measure a man’s life by the number of breaths he takes, but by the moments that take his breath away.”
“You can’t take things for granted.”
“If I ever happen to have children, I want them to be educated with values.”
“If you want success, you need to be willing to give everything you have.”
“Sometimes you feel that life changes when you push it to the limit.”
“The search for the limit is a life’s work.”
“I don’t feel guilty about anything in life. I feel sorry for people who feel guilt.”
“It’s not the will to win that matters—everyone has that. It’s the will to prepare to win that matters.”
“I’m always looking for new ways to improve.”
“Talent is a gift. Success is earned.”
“It’s a wonderful feeling to make a success of a passion.”
“My goal is not to be better than anyone else, but to be better than I used to be.”
“The future is not in my hands, but I do my best every day.”
“Even if I crash tomorrow, I can say that today, I was truly alive.”
“Life is too short to have regrets.”