William Gradison Quotes

You can not define being exactly on time.

The stopwatch doesn't lie. The tape measure doesn't lie.

I went 59.9 sec. when I was 18 and thought, 'Hmm, that was fast - let's see how much faster we can go and what the rest of the world can do to keep up.'

Being a track sprinter, when it's all about a thousandth of a second, there is no escaping the numbers every single day.

Even stopped clocks are right twice a day.

Stepping up a gear during any race is not an easy thing to do.

When you do a movie the clock is ticking. It's like a sport.

Running an airline is a normal job. Racing is more.

It was a pretty wild ride. The race wasn't bad, but qualifying would take your breath.

The track is fast and I appreciate anything is possible.

I was playing rugby and the other games English school children do, and there was an event in which races were run, and I won these by a considerable margin.

I'm off to race around the world - a race against time and two men. I know I can beat time. I hope I can beat the men.

On the ice, if I slow down, I can coast behind somebody for a couple of laps. If I slow down on the run, it'll turn into a walk.

Deciding on when to kick is crucial and depends on how the race is unfolding.

My focus is definitely on the racing.

Nothing compares to the Indianapolis 500.

When you are in a good position you are sure to drive well and to be very concentrated in each corner.

Looks like a pretty serious race unfolding.

Everyone is coming after me now. Fine, let them keep on coming. I'm the fastest man in the world, no doubt.

We'll try and be very aggressive, we'll try and speed up and change gears, and we'll see who's going to win.

Part of the challenge of Most Wanted is trying to become the most notorious street racer on the pavement.

I love competition because I've always run faster when somebody was running next to me.

If you have run with footmen and they have wearied you, then how can you contend with horses?

When truth and error have fair play, the former is always an overmatch for the latter.

I'm happy to race against anyone.