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
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.
Interpretation
Life, like sports, has its highs and lows, which are essential parts of the experience.
Michael Schumacher emphasizes that the fluctuations in performance and feelings we encounter in sports are akin to the variability we face in everyday life. Just as athletes may experience peaks and troughs in their game, everyone experiences similar ups and downs in their personal lives, underscoring the importance of resilience and acceptance of change.
In practice
Use this quote to inspire a team during a tough season, reminding them that ups and downs are part of the journey.
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.
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 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.
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 had wanted life not to bother me too much, and had succeeded - and how pitiful that was.
To have a childhood means to live a thousand lives before the one.
When you're young, you don't really know quite what you're aiming at. You're very impulsive and acting on impulse, which is very important and valuable. But you're kind of swimming in a blind sea. When you get older, you have more of a sense of direction.
Things that break - be they bones, hearts, or promises - can be put back together but will never really be whole.
It’s like the grief has been covered over with some kind of blanket. It’s still there, but the sharpest edges are .. muffled, sort of. Then, ever now and then, I lift the corner of the blanket just to check, and .. whoa! Like a knife! I’m not sure that will ever change.
I have a pretty good memory, but memories are time beings, too, like cherry blossoms or ginkgo leaves; for a while they are beautiful, and then they fade and die.
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