Colin McRae Quotes


People often ask me if I can justify the amount I earn, and I say I get paid that much because someone thinks it is worth their while to pay me that much, and if I they didn't they'd soon stop. That said, no one's more surprised at the money thing than me.


Citations

McRae, Colin, and Derick Allsop. The Real McRae: The Autobiography of Britain's Most Exciting Rally Driver. Ebury Press, 2001.

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Colin McRae
Colin McRae
  • Born: August 5, 1968
  • Died: September 15, 2007
  • Nationality: Scottish
  • Profession: Driver

Colin Steele McRae, MBE was a Scottish rally driver. He was the 1991 and 1992 British Rally Champion, and in 1995 became the first Scottish person and the youngest to win the World Rally Championship Drivers' title. With 25 victories in the WRC, McRae held the record for the most wins in the series.