ByQuotes

Michael Schumacher Quotes

Powerful Michael Schumacher for Daily Growth

I know what I am, and what I have to do in my profession, so I can handle the pressure. It's the way I think.

- Michael Schumacher

Think, I Think, Profession, Handle

I hate to take compromises with a racing car. The more standard a car is, the more compromises you have to take.

- Michael Schumacher

Racing, Standard, Take, Compromises

My kids are not known, and I think that is very important. So far they have lived a normal life, and will continue to do so. I feel they should have the possibility to live a free life without the burden of fame I have created.

- Michael Schumacher

Feel, I Think, Very, Normal Life

I have to say it's been tough to leave the Ferrari family, which has been a big part of my career.

- Michael Schumacher

Big, Which, Big Part, Ferrari

The first thing, when I got the money, I knew I would support somebody. And the person I supported was my family. Because we were really in debt with the money. And - so I gave to my father this suitcase full of money. And he couldn't believe it. And that was something very special.

- Michael Schumacher

Father, Believe, Very, Suitcase

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

- Michael Schumacher

Emotions, Show, Your, Sportsman

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.

- Michael Schumacher

Next, Maybe, I Think, Ups

Those who have come into Formula One without experiencing cars devoid of electronic aids will find it tough. To control 800 horse power relying just on arm muscles and foot sensitivity can turn out to be a dangerous exercise.

- Michael Schumacher

Exercise, Turn, Dangerous, Arm

You arrive at Formula One being very skeptical, how far can your talent deal with all this, and then you understand those guys are human and pretty reasonable, and finally succeeding in winning your first race, in circumstance as such, it was just an amazing moment.

- Michael Schumacher

Deal, How Far, Very, Skeptical

People get excited around me and behave differently than they would normally. I don't feel different from anyone else, except that I drive a racing car round in circles faster than somebody else.

- Michael Schumacher

Racing, Feel, Circles, Normally

I retired simply because I didn't have the passion and motivation anymore; I was tired. At the time I thought, 'Well, I had a great time, there is the end.' At some moment, there is the right time to call it an end.

- Michael Schumacher

Thought, Some, Great Time, Right Time

When you are part of a community for 14 years, it inevitably shapes you. I will always have a part of Ferrari beside me; a part of my heart will always be red.

- Michael Schumacher

Will, Always, Part, Beside

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.

- Michael Schumacher

Next, Prove, Still, Every Time

If you look right from the beginning of the season I've been very competitive.

- Michael Schumacher

Beginning, Been, Very, Season

I have been in Formula One for 12 years, and out of that I had one year with the perfect car.

- Michael Schumacher

Perfect, Year, Been, Formula One

In sport there is never any moment that is the same as the other. I have been in Formula One for 12 years, and out of that I had one year with the perfect car.

- Michael Schumacher

Perfect, Other, Been, Formula One

I like to share my life, and spend time with someone I love. That has worked 100 per cent with my wife.

- Michael Schumacher

Love, My Life, Like, Per

I have been a huge fan of America, as I find their way of life there is pretty unique, and I have enjoyed a lot of good times over there.

- Michael Schumacher

Pretty, Over, Been, Huge Fan

Somehow I have managed to delay looking old. In reality I have good genes.

- Michael Schumacher

Reality, Old, Genes, Delay

My time with Ferrari was wonderful. I have found friends and had experiences that I would not want to be without.

- Michael Schumacher

Wonderful, Want, Had, Ferrari

I like working in a team, and at Ferrari there is always good cooperation.

- Michael Schumacher

Working, Always, Like, Ferrari

I will do everything I can to bring the Number One to Ferrari. The whole team and all the fans deserve it.

- Michael Schumacher

Deserve, Will, Bring, Ferrari

I have really enjoyed my time at Ferrari, not just because of the successes.

- Michael Schumacher

Just Because, My Time, Ferrari

If you're lucky enough to be famous, then it's great if you can use your fame and the power your fame gives you to draw attention to things that really matter.

- Michael Schumacher

Famous, Lucky, Use, Gives

Nascar will certainly not be one of my challenges in the future.

- Michael Schumacher

Challenges, Will, Certainly, NASCAR

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.

- Michael Schumacher

Mind, Reason, Always, Enjoyed

I have what you might call the South Pole and the North Pole. I have my team and my work, which I do on one side, and I have my family and my home on the other side. Both have nothing really to do with each other.

- Michael Schumacher

Other, Side, Which, North Pole

I'm not very comfortable with what people sometimes say or think about me - things I don't feel responsible for.

- Michael Schumacher

Think, Sometimes, Very, Comfortable

The more precisely I can drive, the more I enjoy myself.

- Michael Schumacher

Myself, Enjoy, More, Precisely

When you start out in a team, you have to get the teamwork going and then you get something back.

- Michael Schumacher

Start, Going, Get, Teamwork

If you're searching for quotes on a different topic, feel free to browse our Topics page or explore a diverse collection of quotes from various Authors to find inspiration.