Quotations and phrases - Emerson Fittipaldi

A racing driver has to be a good driver.
-- Emerson Fittipaldi

Also, I am very religious. It gave me peace of mind all my career.
-- Emerson Fittipaldi

Gary Smith, when I came to America, taught me a great deal about racing.
-- Emerson Fittipaldi

I am very happy because motor racing is very important outside the states, very big all over the world.
-- Emerson Fittipaldi

I based in Brazil, Sao Paulo, but I come very often to the states, and I travel all over the world.
-- Emerson Fittipaldi

I go to see grand prix every year, and I watch every race on TV for sure. I probably go to three or four CART races and three or four Formula One races.
-- Emerson Fittipaldi

I have to accept risk as a racing driver.
-- Emerson Fittipaldi

I know if someone is coming from my right side. I could feel it.
-- Emerson Fittipaldi

I raced a good part in all my life but I don't need really driving myself, but I need to be involved in racing.
-- Emerson Fittipaldi

I think motor racing is very difficult for you to go back to and do it properly because it is a very high-risk sport.
-- Emerson Fittipaldi

I think with new president Chris Pook of CART, he is very active and strong.
-- Emerson Fittipaldi

I wanted to be the best in the world.
-- Emerson Fittipaldi

I was extremely aggressive from the start.
-- Emerson Fittipaldi

I was extremely lucky. I had some huge crashes and yet I am still here, thanks to God.
-- Emerson Fittipaldi

Indy car racing is much more aggressive.
-- Emerson Fittipaldi

Smith taught me how to visualize the race. It made me calmer before the race. I was able to sleep before the race.
-- Emerson Fittipaldi

Sports is a way of entertainment, to people who are in different backgrounds, and for people who dedicated their lives to achieve the best in sports.
-- Emerson Fittipaldi

The racing driver's mind has to have the ability to have amazing anticipation, coordination, and reflex. Because of the speed the car goes.
-- Emerson Fittipaldi

There are many young talents in Brazil. There is a lot of hope in Felipe Massa. It is very difficult to judge him in his first year, but by the end of the end we are going to have a better position how he does in Formula One.
-- Emerson Fittipaldi

To race Formula three is very high risk and I am not going to take a chance. Thank god I am not doing it!
-- Emerson Fittipaldi

When I began to drive Formula I in the 1970's, the odds of surviving was 7 to 1. Incredible high risks. The odds of surviving now are like 800 to one.
-- Emerson Fittipaldi

When I came to America Al Unser, Jr. was very difficult. And Bobby Unser.
-- Emerson Fittipaldi

You are going in one second the length of a football field. That means you brain is receiving information from your body what the car is doing physically, bumping, balance, performance.
-- Emerson Fittipaldi

You had to decompress the pressure before the race. I taught my heart to relax. I lay down before the race. It gave me more energy just before the race.
-- Emerson Fittipaldi

You have to visualize a second or two ahead of your car what line you are taking, what you are going to do, before you get there because it comes too fast.
-- Emerson Fittipaldi

All quotations and phrases said by Emerson Fittipaldi including famous quotes