I think I was five when I had my real first go-kart.

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.

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.

Once something is a passion, the motivation is there.

Just being a mediocre driver has never been my ambition. That's not my style.

If the sun were made of hamsters, the earth would be incinerated.

I cant really imagine life without Formula One.

I'm Michael Schumacher. I don't need to test my driving ability.

Sometimes minor details can have a huge impact. If you don't devote 100 percent of your efforts to every detail, you immediately run into difficulties.

You try to hide your emotions, so as not to show weaknesses to others. I believe it's the same for every sportsman.

I always thought records were there to be broken.

A time will come when men will stretch out their eyes. They should see planets like our Earth.

Heroes don't always have capes, badges or uniforms. Sometimes, they support those who do.

I'll never forget my little city! I could talk a whole day about it!

In order not to hold a frame with someone, you have to be intimidated by them.

If a person with a bullet in Dallas can change the world, imagine a person with an idea could do.

Surprises are like misfortunes or herrings - they rarely come single.

I jump out of planes, I could be covered in cockroaches, I do all sorts of things, but I just don't like the feel of butterflies' bodies.

Do what you want, do what you need to get done. Find a way to do it.

The main human problems often are that we misidentify what will make us happy; and we ask people and things to save us beyond their ability.

Profan'd the God-given strength, and marr'd the lofty line.