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.
To succeed in business it is necessary to make others see things as you see them.
Success is often achieved by those who don't know that failure is inevitable.
There are many designers who have much greater talent as a designer than I do, but they may not have my drive, they may not work as hard, they may not have the focus, the desire... You have to have a talent because, at the end of the day, if the pants you design don't make someone's butt look great, they're not going to buy them.
Maybe people will remember me for being a stylist, not a survivor.
So, yeah, I'm going to try to win the national championship next year. But I'm not going to kill myself doing it. I'm not going to kill my players either. You really start to realize there's a lot more to what we're trying to do then winning games
...ultimately it come down to, are you making or are you destroying? If you try very hard to create ways of living, create dreams of what is possible, then you win. If you don't, you may make a fortune in ten years, but you're not going to be read in twenty years, and that's that.
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