Michael [Schumacher] was a phenomenal driver but for me, Ayrton Senna was the greatest ever. If I could get one world championship that would be great; if I could win three, the same number as Ayrton did, that would be a dream. But I want to be the best driver there has ever been.

Lewis Hamilton

You just need to be accepted for who you are and be proud of who you are and that is what I'm trying to do.

Lewis Hamilton

proud trying needs

If you don't have the balls to brake late, that's your problem.

Lewis Hamilton

balls late problem

I don't aspire to be like other drivers - I aspire to be unique in my own way.

Lewis Hamilton

drivers unique way

In racing there are always things you can learn, every single day. There is always space for improvement, and I think that applies to everything in life.

Lewis Hamilton

racing space thinking

I feel like people are expecting me to fail, therefore, I expect myself to win.

Lewis Hamilton

failing winning people

Obviously I am not happy but they can throw what they want at me, I will come back stronger.

Lewis Hamilton

stronger not-happy want

I have no fear of death, so I don't think about it. I love the adrenalin kick that danger brings. Others get their kicks bungee jumping from tall buildings. I'm very, very competitive. I want to be the best at everything I do. It's not driving - it's everything - it might be playing my guitar, I try to be the best at it as I possibly can.

Lewis Hamilton

guitar jumping thinking

My brother was told that he wouldn't walk, that he wouldn't be able to play drums, that he wouldn't be able to race a car - and he's done all those things. He's defied the odds, defied disability. I look at him and I'm so inspired, by his mentality and by how incredible the body and the mind are. There's really nothing you can't do. My brother has proved that.

Lewis Hamilton

car brother mind

My saying is; We win and lose together. I think that really does apply to both my fans, family and the team.

Lewis Hamilton

team winning thinking

I was born to race and to win.

Lewis Hamilton

born race winning

I always want to be the best at what I do. As a kid, whatever I was doing, if I was playing football or whatever I was applying my energy to at the time, I always wanted to do it to the best of my abilities. And I was always interested in finding out how I could do it better.

Lewis Hamilton

energy football kids

Personally I feel for the fans because I remember the period of time when Michael Schumacher was winning. I remember waking up in the morning to watch the start of the race and then going to sleep, and then waking up when it ended because I already knew what would happen. I am pretty sure a lot of people were doing that today.

Lewis Hamilton

winning sleep morning

When you're driving, the helmet squashes your hair, so you don't really have a hairstyle. When you get out, you're sweating and your hair is a mess.

Lewis Hamilton

squash driving hair

Formula One was a very dangerous sport. It still is dangerous. But the danger factor is also the exciting part.

Lewis Hamilton

exciting danger sports

I always remind myself if I'm having a down day because of a bad race it's not just me. That feeling I'm having is shared by my family, the team and my fans. When we win they feel the joy as well. That's why I say we win and lose together, and I definitely couldn't do it without them.

Lewis Hamilton

team race winning

I want to crush everyone. I want to outsmart everyone.

Lewis Hamilton

crush want

I feel like I've been blessed with the ability to do what I do and I guess, I ultimately want to be remembered for being an out-and-out racer; just driving at the seat of my pants and doing it the right way and winning for the right reasons. The right values.

Lewis Hamilton

blessed winning want

I know my boundaries. I know the limits to the car.

Lewis Hamilton

car limits boundaries

I have so much music to release, but I'm meticulous. I'm like, "You've got to redo that part, redo that part." And people are like, "Just forget that and go ahead with it." But it's all about perfection, about trying to make it as good as you can.

Lewis Hamilton

perfection trying people

What people tend to forget is the journey that I had getting to Formula One. There were plenty of years where I had to learn about losing and having bad races.

Lewis Hamilton

race journey years