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“After my crash I never doubted it would be hard but I would be lying to say this new life has been a surprise to me.”
“Everything I do through the course of my life, every day I do it with my arms, and it means that by using this muscle so much I have changed gradually the state of my muscle, turning my muscle into red fibers.”
“The fact that I'm racing, yes, is important, it's my passion, but, it's not my life, racing.”
“When you accomplish something that is very special, it will stay forever.”
“Once you put everything in the right perspective, even bad times can be an opportunity to refresh your appetite, your desire.”
“I try to, pardon the expression, stay with my feet on the ground.”
“The accident for sure was one of the most important experiences of my life. During the course of my rehabilitation I had people who were exactly what I needed to be inspired.”
“When my son was just a kid, I remember him going for a running race at school and winning and coming to hug me. I realized my heart was absolutely full of joy, there was no space left.”
“The perfect life is the combination of great moments and bad ones, and under that point of view, my life is fantastic, because I've certainly hit more than one bump.”
“Proving to my friends, family, and the people that I love that they were wrong - that in spite of my age and my lack of experience, I could change sport and achieve something really special - gives me a lot of satisfaction.”
“I said I preferred Daytona to LeMans if I were to race. LeMans is a great event, don't get me wrong, but here in the U.S. is where I turned my life around, where I have a lot of friends, where I feel have my greatest following - not in terms of quantity but of quality - of racing fans.”
“When you're young, not only do you not have any money, you don't think something can happen to you. I raced some races without insurance in the early days of my career. I didn't think about it at all.”
“Vancouver is a street course in the true meaning of the word. There are a lot of places where you can lose the car and end up staying there at least for the session, or for the rest of the race.”
“My never-say-never attitude has helped me a lot. That's why after a short period after the accident, I'm capable of doing almost everything on my own.”
“When you find yourself in a certain situation you have to identify where you want to go and focus on what you can achieve on that given day.”
“The trust the BMW family puts in me means a lot to me.”
“I would not be who I am if I were not putting pressure on me to up the level of my game further.”
“It's always good to let people know your emotions for them because love is what drives everything.”
“I feel very lucky, I feel my life is a never-ending privilege.”
“I have a little bit of a big head.”