In my day it was 75 percent car and mechanic, 25 percent driver and luck. Today it's 95 percent car. Juan Manuel Fangio More Quotes by Juan Manuel Fangio More Quotes From Juan Manuel Fangio You must always strive to be the best, but you must never believe that you are. Juan Manuel Fangio ambition motivational believe Driving fast on the track does not scare me. What scares me is when I drive on the highway I get passed by some idiot who thinks he is Fangio. Juan Manuel Fangio scare track thinking You need great passion, because everything you do with great pleasure, you do well. Juan Manuel Fangio pleasure passion needs Never think of your car as a cold machine, but as a hot-blooded horse. Juan Manuel Fangio horse car thinking 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. Juan Manuel Fangio balls racing games There are those who keep out of mischief, and there are the adventurers, ‘ he said. “We racing drivers are adventurers; the more difficult something is, the greater the attraction that comes from it. Juan Manuel Fangio difficult racing said 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. Juan Manuel Fangio car racing hands Women rule our lives, don't they? Juan Manuel Fangio our-lives A crazy man finishes in the cemetery. Juan Manuel Fangio cemetery crazy men When I first came out of Argentina to Europe, the flight took 36 hours. Now it takes 12 hours, and the world is still shrinking. Juan Manuel Fangio argentina shrinking europe 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! Juan Manuel Fangio long way school In my time, you needed to speak a little Italian, and that was it. Juan Manuel Fangio italian speak littles When I raced with Mercedes, I thought Id learn German. But my wife didnt want to live in Germany. Juan Manuel Fangio germany wife want I told my nephew that if he wanted to get on in motor racing, the first thing he should do was master English. Thank goodness he now speaks it. Juan Manuel Fangio motor-racing nephew firsts
