I've always believed that you should never, ever give up and you should always keep fighting even when there's only a slightest chance.
Michael SchumacherRead
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.
Interpretation
Success in racing comes from passion and enjoyment, not just the pursuit of statistics.
In this quote, Michael Schumacher emphasizes that his motivation to race stemmed from a genuine love for the sport rather than an obsession with the outcomes or statistics. He suggests that while achievements are pleasant results of his passion, the joy of racing itself was the true driving force behind his endeavors.
In practice
This quote can inspire athletes to focus on their love for the sport rather than just winning.
I've always believed that you should never, ever give up and you should always keep fighting even when there's only a slightest chance.
Your ups and downs in sports, I think they are as normal as daily life: One day you wake up and feel great, the next day you wake up and feel maybe less great.
You win a race, the next race it’s a question mark. Are you still the best or not? That’s what is funny. But that’s what is interesting. And that’s what is challenging. You have to prove yourself every time.
Never think that success is down to your own performance alone. If you start listening only to yourself you take the first step back towards the bottom. The flowers of victory belong in many vases.
I hate to take compromises with a racing car. The more standard a car is, the more compromises you have to take.
You try to hide your emotions, so as not to show weaknesses to others. I believe it's the same for every sportsman.
I was a baseball player, I taught baseball, and all of a sudden I was in the business world. Now I used the baseball world to talk about their product. Not too much, just enough to keep going. Just be yourself and you'll never have a problem. That's what I did.
Screen credit is valuable only when it's given you. If you're in a position to give yourself credit, you don't need it.
For 60 years, I was the most controversial figure in the country, and suddenly, I'm the most popular man in the land. Truth be told, I don't know when I was happier: then or now.
Winners don't just learn the fundamentals, they master them. You have to monitor your fundamentals constantly because the only thing that changes will be your attention to them.
If he wins seven golds and ties what I did, then it would be like I was the first man on the moon and he became the second. If he wins more than seven, then he becomes the first man on Mars. We'd both be unique.
No man achieves great success who is unwilling to make personal sacrifices.
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