The 60 best phrases (and reflections) of Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher is a former Formula 1 driver known for having 7 world championships in this sport, two of them won with the Benetton team and five with the Ferrari team. He was a key character for the 'Scuderia', which is why he became part of the Ferrari Drivers Academy.

In 2013, he suffered a terrible accident while skiing with his family, where he hit his head, which led to an induced coma to monitor his serious condition. Currently it is known that he is in his mansion in Switzerland, improving under the care of his family.

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Best quotes from Michael Schumacher

To learn more about his life and work, we bring you a compilation with the best quotes and reflections from Michael Schumacher.

1. When you start in a team, you have to get the teamwork going and then pick something up.

Although it may not seem like it, Formula 1 is a team effort.

2. Losing your composure is pointless.

It only brings more despair when we need to find a solution.

3. Your ups and downs in sports, I think are as normal as daily life: one day you wake up and you feel great, the next day you wake up and maybe you feel less than good.

We won't always be great at what we do, sometimes there are bad days.

4. I don't have as much faith in myself as people think.

Incredibly, the best in the world did not have that much self-confidence.

5. When I am exhausted, others must be on the verge of collapse.

On the resistance and persistence of Schumacher.

6. I'm not a legend, just a lucky guy who has been where he needed to be at the right time.

The way he perceived himself.

7. Once something is a passion, the motivation is there.

That is why it is important to find a passion that directs our professional life.

8. Great pilots do what they do instinctively.

Pilots are meant to be on the track.

9. I never talk about Senna, because I get emotional when saying his name.

Talking about Ayrton Senna and what he meant as a sports figure.

10. I was born to compete.

It was on the track where he found his raison d'être.

11. You have to be hungry to reach the goals.

Hungry to move on and keep growing.

12. Success is always judged with much more critical spirit in the country itself.

The great characters are observed with sharp eyes by those of their own land.

13. Yes, I have driven to the maximum, but only to the maximum of the car, to the maximum of my abilities, no.

Ensuring that he could always give more of himself.

14. You are not a true world champion if you are not with Ferrari.

Proud to belong to the Scuderia.

15. We can go to the limit and at the same time enjoy it.

Remember that most limits are in your mind.

16. I have no idea how the withdrawal is going to affect me or what I am going to do. But I'm not afraid. On the contrary, there are many things that I want to experience.

Being at peace with his withdrawal from the game.

17. If he hadn't died, I wouldn't have been champion in 1994 and 1995, because he was better than me.

About Ayrton Senna and the admiration that a young Schumacher had for him.

18. In sport there is never one moment that is the same as another.

Things never happen the same way twice, because it's a different experience.

19. I have never felt that he reached my personal limit, where he might not be able to go faster if the car was capable of it.

Perhaps he never got to break his own limit.

20. I am not aware of being a living legend.

Schumacher was never perceived as particularly outstanding.

21. I have to say that it has been hard to leave the Ferrari family, which has been a big part of my career.

Regretting his departure from the Scuderia.

22. I always thought that records were meant to be broken.

Just like the challenges, we can always give more than we think.

23. My children are not known, and I think that is very important. Until now they have led a normal life and will continue to do so. I feel like they should be able to live a free life without the burden of fame that I have created.

Preferring to keep his family out of the public eye. Although his children and a nephew have followed in his footsteps in Formula 1.

24. Never think that success is due solely to your own performance.

Success is triggered by thousands of factors that play in your favor.

25. I have always believed that you should never, ever give up and always keep fighting, even when there is only a slim chance.

If we keep trying, sooner or later the right door will arrive.

26. You win a race, the next race is a question mark. Are you still the best or not? That's what's fun.

Not having anything insured became an adrenaline rush that filled him with emotion.

27. Sometimes minor details can have a big impact.

It's the little things that can make the biggest impact.

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

Without a doubt, Ferrari became his home.

29. There are other things that have become more important to me over time than Formula 1.

Over time, we learn to appreciate different things around us.

30. Records are one thing, doubts I think are very important so as not to have too much confidence, to be skeptical, look for improvements and take the next step.

Doubts can have their positive part, they help us to continue looking for the best.

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

Putting his family first, despite his busy time as a pilot.

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

People will always have their own opinions, sometimes different from what we really are.

33. The first thing, when I got the money, I knew that I would support someone. And the person I supported was my family.

Being grateful to his family, for supporting him.

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

It's always good to give back to those who need it most.

35. First, you have to finish.

Before celebrating, you must reach the goal.

36. An actor must be able to get into other people's shoes and that is difficult for me. I prefer to play myself: a racing driver. It is what I am.

A way to relate his concentration once he got into the race car.

37. If you don't put 100 percent of your efforts into every detail, you immediately run into difficulties.

It is not only about giving your best in the big moments, but also in the small ones, because everything counts.

38. That's what's interesting. And that's what's challenging. You have to prove yourself every time.

Excited for a new challenge, without fear of the unknown.

39. I just want to be known as a very normal person and treated as such and be able to walk down the street like anyone else.

The way you want to be remembered by everyone.

40. If you start listening only to yourself, you take the first step towards the bottom. Victory flowers belong in many vases.

When you get carried away by arrogance, that's when your descent begins.

41. The more precisely I can drive, the more fun I have.

Maybe he was number 1 on the track, because he enjoyed what he did.

42. Let's put it this way, I like the number seven.

Your favorite number.

43. I know who I am and what I have to do in my profession, so I can handle the pressure. It is my way of thinking.

Because he kept in mind who he was, he never felt the pressure to impress anyone.

44. If you push things to the limit and don't go over the limit on purpose, then I think it's okay to do what you want. As long as you enjoy it. That's what's important.

You can do anything, as long as you are passionate about it and don't hurt others.

45. It has always been the limit of the car that has held me back.

Never what he can do, but what the car can do.

46. The greatest satisfaction you can get from anything you do in life is the feeling you get when you do it really well, that you can do it better than everyone else.

Knowing that you are excellent at doing what you like.

47. Do you think I'm stupid to pass with yellow flags?

The fact that he is the best does not imply that he is reckless enough to make such an obvious mistake and that it can cost him a lot.

48. I didn't go to (Senna's) funeral because there are things I don't do in public...

Schumacher is a man who prefers to keep his emotions to himself and his family has followed suit with his own state of health.

49. I will continue competing as long as I feel pleasure in doing so. The more I run the more I like this sport.

It was perhaps his accident, the only thing that could remove him from the track.

50. If one day I have a partner who crushes me, maybe it's better to leave him.

Being the best of the moment does not prevent you from being realistic about your limitations.

51. And if something happens to me, it will be fate. I will have the consolation of having lived life as I wanted to live it.

A strange prediction about his death, which almost came true with his skiing accident.

52. I love this sport and most of it is the overtaking, the speed, the thrill of getting it or not, that's what I look for and what I live for.

What excited him most about being behind the wheel.

53. I have always thought: “I am not too good, I have to work more”.

The benefit of not believing yourself perfect is that you can continue to improve.

54. You have to fight for the things you want to achieve, that has always been my goal.

There are no limits to reach your goals.

55. If the car can go faster, I can go faster.

Becoming one with his car.

56. Life never guarantees you success.

Success is a succession of sure steps towards a future.

57. I will continue competing as long as I feel pleasure in doing so. The more I run, the more I like this sport.

A sport is played as long as it continues to be enjoyed.

58. Whenever I make decisions, I try to reduce the risks and problems that may exist.

Thinking about the things that can arise and how to avoid them.

59. You have to use the senses in your whole body. And then at the end you have to transfer that information to the steering wheel and the pedals.

The way the drivers focus on their game.

60. My goal is to brake, always, just after the marks left by the other riders.

A personal goal throughout his professional career.