Finish First: 50 Motorsport Quotes for Champions

June 4, 2025

“To achieve anything in this game, you must be prepared to dabble in the boundary of disaster.” – Sterling Moss
“When you're racing, it's life. Anything that happens before or after is just waiting.” – Steve McQueen
“Racing is a matter of spirit not strength.” – Janet Guthrie
“Auto racing, bull fighting, and mountain climbing are the only real sports… all others are games.” – Ernest Hemingway
“Second place is just the first loser.” – Dale Earnhardt

“You don’t win races with your mouth.” – Mario Andretti
“To finish first, you must first finish.” – Rick Mears
“Winning is everything. The only ones who remember you when you come second are your wife and your dog.” – Damon Hill
“It’s not always the fastest car that wins the race.” – Graham Hill
“If everything seems under control, you’re not going fast enough.” – Mario Andretti

“The winner ain't the one with the fastest car; it's the one who refuses to lose.” – Dale Earnhardt Jr.
“You can’t take a race car to the top without taking yourself there first.” – Anonymous
“Champions keep driving even when they have nothing left in the tank.” – Anonymous
“Every turn, every lap, every second counts.” – Anonymous
“Speed means nothing without control.” – Anonymous

“You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else.” – Albert Einstein
“Push yourself again and again. Don’t give an inch until the final flag drops.” – Paul Tracy
“Drive it like you stole it.” – Anonymous
“Feel the fear, then drive faster.” – Anonymous
“There is no traffic jam on the extra mile.” – Roger Staubach

“A driver is only as good as his last lap.” – Anonymous
“The perfect lap is a myth—but chasing it makes champions.” – Sebastian Vettel
“In racing, every millisecond matters.” – Lewis Hamilton
“One mistake can cost you everything. That’s why focus is everything.” – Michael Schumacher
“Smooth is fast.” – Anonymous

“It's not the car, it's the driver.” – Anonymous
“You can’t teach hunger; you either have it or you don’t.” – Anonymous
“Confidence is knowing your limits—and going beyond them anyway.” – Anonymous
“Your biggest competitor is always yourself.” – Anonymous
“Fear is just the fuel for going faster.” – Anonymous

“I don't have dreams, I have goals.” – Lewis Hamilton
“I am not designed to come second or third. I am designed to win.” – Ayrton Senna
“Being second is to be the first of the ones who lose.” – Ayrton Senna
“The past is just data. I only see the future.” – Sebastian Vettel
“You win some, you lose some, you wreck some.” – Dale Earnhardt