Michael Schumacher Quotes

I used to go out there and think I've got to do this to help better the sport - I've got to go out there and run top five and try to win a race. Now I just go out there and do my best, and hopefully it settles it.

Then as everything, like I say, things started to come together, when things started to go our way, that's when you results started to come. I was no different driver. I was certainly learning every time I went in the car.

My extensive career, with its victories and defeats, championships, etc., has been well documented. My entire life has been focused on being the best race car driver I can be.

Although it's only the beginning of the championship, I am very surprised at my capability.

We have to win that game. But we have to win every game, that's the way it's always been.

I'm only as good as my next appearance and my next match.

I wanna compete; I wanna be the best at whatever I do.

I want to win wherever I race, the team's invested a lot in me.

I think I've shown that all the promises I made that I was going to win races were real and not bull.

If we win every game, that's all I care about.

I wanted to be the best player, so I thought in order for me to be the best player, I had to guard the best player on the court.

As a competitive athlete, you always want to come out on top and give your best work. So whether it's my sister or any other opponent, I'm competitive.

If we want to fight at the end of the season for big things and to lift trophies, you need to keep that intensity always.

I'm not here just to walk two rounds or four rounds and just show up. I want to be able to be competitive, and I truly believe I can still be competitive when I'm playing well and feeling good.

At the end of the day, people want to see how fast you run.

We won the European Championship last September and now the world title. That is some year for French beach soccer! Now comes the hard part. We have to keep improving and that's difficult because it's tough to do better than winning a world title.

The only thing that's changed is the competitiveness of the series. It's only become harder to win in our series as the years have gone by. Competition breeds good things, and that's what's happened here.

The records fell easily at first. Dozens of seconds peeled away with every running of a course, and I could hardly wait for the next chance to improve.

I like to compete.

Whether it's a friendly match, or for points, or a final, or any game - I play the same. I'm always trying to be my best, first for my team, for myself, for the fans, and to try and win.

I have a long way to catch up. I have to start with the pros this year, about 20 seconds back.

I am only about winning and getting better.

Every season is a new challenge to me, and I always set out to improve in terms of games, goals, assists.

I like to be just an athlete, but if I go to competition and compete, I love to be a star, maybe.

As soon as I hear the word 'competition' I get serious and start doing everything that I can do.