Jenson Button Quotes

Since I was kid, what's drawn me to racing is the feeling inside of me, the passion I have for the sport, the feeling I have while competing and doing what I do in a car, on a bike, whatever it's been.

People don't understand that it was maybe my biggest pleasure to drive an F1 car when it's wet.

I probably would have retired years ago if I hadn't found interesting things to do.

I never use that word, retire.

Auto racing is boring except when a car is going at least 172 miles per hour upside down.

I don't know why people thought I was retiring.

I don't suppose I'll ever retire completely.

When I was younger, I thought about retiring.

After 10 weeks away from Formula One, when they started the engine here at Valencia and everything was vibrating, I found myself sitting in the RB7 and smiling.

All my friends were retiring, and it got to the point where I was like, 'Hey, how come I'm not retiring?'

After retiring from competition in 1981, I did exhibitions and coached.

When I finally quit for the second time in the summer of 2013, I had accepted that this really was the end, and, having got over that, the move into retirement was a lot easier.

When I go to rallies and I see other people driving, I feel I would much rather be behind the wheel myself. That is where I get the most excitement.

Being retired is one thing, but staying retired is another. Even when I announced my retirement, I'm sure people thought I was going to come back.

I wish I hadn't said I'm going to retire.

I will continue to get behind the wheel of a racing car as long as I am able. But that could all end tomorrow.

You've got to have something to retire to. Something you always wanted to do but your job prevented it.

I've retired a couple of times. It's great, because you can just say, 'Oh, I'm sorry. I'm retired.'

I think you have to keep going. Otherwise, you know these fellas that say, "Boy I can't wait to retire. Boy, I'm going to be 65 years old, and I'm retiring and I'm quitting and that's it." Well, two weeks later they're saying to themselves, "What the hell am I gonna do?" And first thing you know they find themselves in a wheelchair or in a rocking chair going back and forth, back and forth, and that's the end of it. And suddenly you're dead.

Retirement revives the sorrow of parting, the feeling of abandonment, solitude and uselessness that is caused by the loss of some beloved person.

It's almost worth retiring just so I can speak to you.

Retirement? You're talking about death, right?

There's one thing I always wanted to do before I quit... Retire!

If I were young, fast, healthy, and had a lot of money and my whole sex life ahead of me, I'd retire - like Secretariat.

When some people retire, it's going to be mighty hard to be able to tell the difference.