Jenson Button Quotes About Racing

Quotes about: Racing

• My school reports always used to point out that my concentration levels were appalling. I never listened in class because I was always daydreaming about racing. I never thought for a moment about doing anything else. There was no guarantee that I'd make a career in it but I never had any plan B.

  Jenson Button

  School, Class, Careers

• Women don't get the same opportunities that men get in racing, so they don't get to learn race craft.

  Jenson Button

  Opportunity, Men, Race

• Le Mans' is the only racing movie that is totally realistic.

  Jenson Button

  Racing, Realistic

• The only time I think about life beyond F1 is when I contemplate becoming a dad. But there's no way that's going to happen while I'm still racing. To be successful in F1 you need to be very selfish in lots of ways and you're away from home for long periods. That's not the kind of father I want to be.

  Jenson Button

  Dad, Father, Selfish

• When it comes to my racing career I'm very driven and very selfish. People who are around me at races will know that I'm a different person here than in my personal life. I completely blank people at races. I need to be focused. I'm rude.

  Jenson Button

  Selfish, Race, Careers

• I think as a 20-year-old you expect life to always be easy. You get given a good hand and the chance to race in Formula One. You think the driver can make the difference, can make up for everything else within the team. But that is not the case. You are racing in such a competitive sport so that doesn't happen.

  Jenson Button

  Sports, Team, Thinking

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