Emerson Fittipaldi Quotes

• 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.

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• A racing driver has to be a good driver.

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• I was extremely aggressive from the start.

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

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

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• I have to accept risk as a racing driver.

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• I know if someone is coming from my right side. I could feel it.

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• I wanted to be the best in the world.

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

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

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

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

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• Indy car racing is much more aggressive.

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• The racing driver’s mind has to have the ability to have amazing anticipation, coordination, and reflex. Because of the speed the car goes.

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

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• When I came to America Al Unser, Jr. was very difficult. And Bobby Unser.

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•  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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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Emerson Fittipaldi (20)

Birth:	12th December, 1946
Nationality:	Brazilian
Profession:	Racer

About

Emerson Fittipaldi was born in São Paulo, Brazil. He is a semi-retired Brazilian automobile racing driver who won both the Formula One World Championship and the Indianapolis 500 twice each and the CART championship once.

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