Quotes from Juan Manuel Fangio

You must always strive to be the best, but you must never believe that you are.

You need great passion, because everything you do with great pleasure, you do well.

The driver of a racing car is a component. When I first began, I used to grip the steering wheel firmly, and I changed gear so hard that I damaged my hand.

I learned to approach racing like a game of billiards. If you bash the ball too hard, you get nowhere. As you handle the cue properly, you drive with more finesse.

In my time, you needed to speak a little Italian, and that was it.

Everything has changed. When I was at school and was told I had better learn English, I said: What for? The English are a hell of a long way away!

The driver of a racing car is a component. When I first began, I used to grip the steering wheel firmly, and I changed gear so hard that I damaged my hand.

When I raced with Mercedes, I thought Id learn German. But my wife didnt want to live in Germany.

In my day it was 75 percent car and mechanic, 25 percent driver and luck. Today it's 95 percent car.

A crazy man finishes in the cemetery.

Women rule our lives, don't they?

Never think of your car as a cold machine, but as a hot-blooded horse.