Michael Schumacher Quotes - Page 2

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• Mika Hakkinen was the best opponent (I've had) in terms of his quality, but the biggest admiration I had for him was we had 100% fight on track but a totally disciplined life off track. We respected each other highly and let each other live quietly.

  Michael Schumacher

  Fighting, Track, Quality

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• I don't feel like promising big things to my fans. I'm not thinking about victory at all. I'll do my best to get on the podium at least, although I must admit I feel fairly pessimistic.

  Michael Schumacher

  Thinking, Victory, Fans

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• Technology has certainly reduced performance differences among drivers. Whereas a talented driver could get a half-second out of every lap in the past, nowadays talent makes up for only about one or two tenths of a second. But the driver is still the key factor.

  Michael Schumacher

  Past, Technology, Keys

  Source: www.spiegel.de

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• If I didn't even stand a chance of winning races and competing for the title, I don't think I would be that interested in continuing my career.

  Michael Schumacher

  Winning, Thinking, Race

  Source: www.spiegel.de

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• Psychologically speaking, it's very important to be in good shape. I work in a sport that requires you to react quickly and be in excellent shape. Besides, things don't get easier as you get older.

  Michael Schumacher

  Sports, Important, Shapes

  Source: www.spiegel.de

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• I'm not very comfortable with what people sometimes say or think about me - things I don't feel responsible for.

  Michael Schumacher

  Thinking, People, Sometimes

  "So Michael, where did it all go wrong?" by Norman Howell, www.theguardian.com. March 1, 2003.

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• In sport there is never any moment that is the same as the other. I have been in Formula One for 12 years, and out of that I had one year with the perfect car.

  Michael Schumacher

  Sports, Years, Perfect

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• I hate to take compromises with a racing car. The more standard a car is, the more compromises you have to take.

  Michael Schumacher

  Hate, Car, Racing

  "Schumacher keeps his foot down". Interview With Maurice Hamilton, www.theguardian.com. February 23, 2002.

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• I decided on a vision. I think I maybe join Toyota at the midpoint of a project, whose long-term goal is winning world championships. Also I have my big ambition, the drivers' world championship. That is not abandoned - entirely the opposite. I am young enough and motivated enough to make a new start in order to reach this goal.

  Michael Schumacher

  Ambition, Winning, Thinking

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• Those who have come into Formula One without experiencing cars devoid of electronic aids will find it tough. To control 800 horse power relying just on arm muscles and foot sensitivity can turn out to be a dangerous exercise.

  Michael Schumacher

  Horse, Exercise, Feet

  2003 In the Observer, 2Mar.

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• I didn't have statistics in my mind when I was racing. It was always a consequence - a nice consequence. I enjoyed it, but it wasn't the reason I was racing.

  Michael Schumacher

  Nice, Racing, Mind

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• I like working in a team, and at Ferrari there is always good cooperation.

  Michael Schumacher

  Team, Ferrari, Cooperation

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• I will do everything I can to bring the number one to Ferrari. The whole team and all the fans deserve it.

  Michael Schumacher

  Team, Numbers, Ferrari

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• I like to share my life, and spend time with someone I love. That has worked 100 per cent with my wife.

  Michael Schumacher

  Liking Someone, Wife, Share

  "So Michael, where did it all go wrong?" by Norman Howell, www.theguardian.com. March 1, 2003.

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• Ferrari always tries to get the best possible drivers, and my fellow team members have always been highly promising people.

  Michael Schumacher

  Team, People, Trying

  Source: www.spiegel.de

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• If you imagine how many years the other guys have been in my position Im in now, they have been motivated to get back and challenge the leaders, ... Theres no reason not to be motivated and I look forward very much to challenging again.

  Michael Schumacher

  Years, Guy, Leader

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• My time with Ferrari was wonderful. I have found friends and had experiences that I would not want to be without.

  Michael Schumacher

  Ferrari, Want, Wonderful

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• Ferrari's only objective is to be at the top, in other words, to compete for the World Championship. That's our right. Winning is another matter. It wouldn't be a disgrace to come in second after a tough fight.

  Michael Schumacher

  Fighting, Winning, Ferrari

  Source: www.spiegel.de

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• I retired simply because I didn't have the passion and motivation anymore, I was tired. At the time I thought, 'Well, I had a great time, there is the end.' At some moment there is the right time to call it an end.

  Michael Schumacher

  Motivation, Passion, Tired

  "Michael Schumacher: Life in the fast lane". Interview with Susannah Palk, www.cnn.com. December 15, 2010.

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• I have to say it's been tough to leave the Ferrari family, which has been a big part of my career.

  Michael Schumacher

  Careers, Ferrari, Tough

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• Nascar will certainly not be one of my challenges in the future.

  Michael Schumacher

  Challenges, Nascar

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• With this type of thing there are always different opinions and mine is that it is impossible to blame either one of us. [on a crash with Heidfeld]

  Michael Schumacher

  Different, Opinion, Impossible

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• I just want to be known as a very normal person and be treated as that and be able to walk down the street like anyone else.

  Michael Schumacher

  Want, Able, Normal

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• I already tried that. Something heavy metal like. And sunglasses. But it didn't work; I went to the gas station and when I left the guy at the counter said, 'bye Mr Schumacher

  Michael Schumacher

  Bye, Guy, Gas Stations

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• Ross Brawn knows that I prefer to have odd race numbers.

  Michael Schumacher

  Race, Numbers, Odd

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