Jackie Stewart Quotes

I retired in Formula One and I think it was the right time, so I'm happy with my decision.

There's always talk about going out on top, unfortunately for me that means going out on a loss but it's going out at the highest level. I'm happily satisfied and it makes a lot of sense to me.

I quite clearly have made the right decision in my heart, retirement was the way.

We rarely find anyone who can say he has lived a happy life, and who, content with his life, can retire from the world like a satisfied guest.

Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.

I'm retiring because my time is up.

My goal now is to dance all the dances as long as I can, and then to sit down contented after the last elegant tango some sweet night and pass on because there wasn't another dance left in me.

I'm happy in retirement.

People ask me all the time would I like to still be playing? No. I'm glad I played when I played.

Find ecstasy in life; the mere sense of living is joy enough.

I retire with a smile on my face, in good health, and ready to spend autumns at my kids' games instead of my own. I'm excited to start the next chapter of my life.

Retiring gives the impression that you're relieved that your job is over.

I'm old and happy. I've had a good life.

I don't think I'll be playing again. I'm very content and happy, doing the types of things I haven't gotten to do, be a father.

So if you see Ten Years After, it's not me anymore. I'm very happy with what I am doing now.

Our old age was in some respects the happiest period of life.

I've enjoyed my retirement.

I've decided to retire from top class racing. It has been an incredible experience and has provided with me some unforgettable moments.

I'm really, really enjoying myself, I seem to have a lot of purpose in my life. I'm enjoying what I'm doing, you know, and people are liking it. So, it's great, you know.

I'm happy I'm able to leave a legacy behind. I'm happy I was able to win a championship. I have no regrets about nothing.

When I'm old, I'd like to wake up in the morning and not really do anything - just be happy to exist. I'd like to look at my accomplishments and sit back and revel in my own achievement.

I had a great career. I have no reason to complain. It's the way it goes in nature. You slow down. And I believe I lasted a lot longer than a lot of people.

The emotional power of creating something... Nothing gives me as much joy as that.

If I had to put my clubs away tomorrow and never play golf again, I'd be a happy man. I feel pretty proud of what I've achieved.

The end of a career comes to us all, and there is not a lot you can do about that.