Jacky Ickx Quotes

I've learned how to function in chaos.

I just really know how to manage adversity.

In my life I have always found ways of dealing with a situation.

It seems that whenever America faced a challenge, it faced it and overcame it.

There are going to be games where you don't have the greatest conditions, so to show that you can do it in bad conditions is a plus.

I have always been able to handle situations well once they've happened to me.

I always believe that one should be able to deal with any situations.

I've proven I can hang in there, go through adversity, and pull tricks out of the bag.

Playing in adversity is when we show we have clear heads.

Things are going to go wrong. The great chefs are the ones that don't let it fluster them. They just move through it.

Life is going to hit you some line drives, and sometimes you'll have to think fast. However, it's better to think first than to think fast.

You learn to kid around and joke and not take things too seriously because somehow its all gonna work out for the best - or you're gonna make it work out.

When adversity strikes, that's when you have to be the most calm. Take a step back, stay strong, stay grounded and press on.

My childhood was very difficult. I had every childhood disease and then some, but my parents didn't mollycoddle me. They left me to fight those battles on my own. I guess that was very Canadian, very stoic. But it's good. I had to become a warrior. I had to give up hope and find a substitute for hope that would be far more stable.

I'm able to make decisions even in the face of adversity.

So the pie isn't perfect? Cut it into wedges. Stay in control, and never panic.

When I had challenges, it taught me to be more on top of it for the future. Things go wrong all the time when you're running your own business, but it's how you perceive it and deal with it that matters.

Never underestimate your problem or your ability to deal with it.

When there are things that don't go according to plan, London will cope.

Things you don't expect come up, and you have to adapt. You can't let it throw you off. You have to cope. Those are all really valuable skills, in life and racing.

You do the best you can with what's thrown at you, then you try again.

You can sometimes learn more working with less talented people, because you learn to survive.

Has fortune dealt you some bad cards. Then let wisdom make you a good gamester.

Maybe I'm just purely lucky. If I've come up against obstacles I've always found another way around it.

I've always been interested in how we survive and how resourceful we are as Americans.