Manuel Fangio Quotes & Sayings

Women rule our lives, don't they? — Juan Manuel Fangio

You must always strive to be the best, but you must never believe that you are. — Juan Manuel Fangio

A crazy man finishes in the cemetery. — Juan Manuel Fangio

When I raced with Mercedes, I thought I'd learn German. But my wife didn't want to live in Germany. — Juan Manuel Fangio

Never think of your car as a cold machine, but as a hot-blooded horse. — Juan Manuel Fangio

Everything has changed. When I was at school and was told I had better learn English, I said: What for? The English are a hell of a long way away! — Juan Manuel Fangio

I told my nephew that if he wanted to get on in motor racing, the first thing he should do was master English. Thank goodness he now speaks it. — Juan Manuel Fangio

When I first came out of Argentina to Europe, the flight took 36 hours. Now it takes 12 hours, and the world is still shrinking. — Juan Manuel Fangio

The best classroom of all times was about two car lengths behind Juan Manuel Fangio. — Stirling Moss

Driving fast on the track does not scare me. What scares me is when I drive on the highway I get passed by some idiot who thinks he is Fangio. — Juan Manuel Fangio

I learned to approach racing like a game of billiards. If you bash the ball too hard, you get nowhere. As you handle the cue properly, you drive with more finesse. — Juan Manuel Fangio

In my day it was 75 percent car and mechanic, 25 percent driver and luck. Today it's 95 percent car. — Juan Manuel Fangio

In my time, you needed to speak a little Italian, and that was it. — Juan Manuel Fangio

The driver of a racing car is a component. When I first began, I used to grip the steering wheel firmly, and I changed gear so hard that I damaged my hand. — Juan Manuel Fangio

You need great passion, because everything you do with great pleasure, you do well. — Juan Manuel Fangio