Quote by Carroll Shelby

Quote by Carroll Shelby

Every morning I wake up with new ideas.

Carroll Shelby

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I never made a damn dime until I started doing what I wanted.

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I don't think I'm a celebrity. I'm just a guy from east Texas who loves cars and airplanes.

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Porsche and BMW drivers are arrogant.

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My proudest moments are beating Ferrari for the World Championship in 1965, and working with Ford to win Le Mans in 1966 and 1967.

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Ken Miles: "If this were a beauty pageant, we just lost."
Carroll Shelby: "Looks aren't everything."

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We're going to make history.

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Lee Iacocca: "Suppose Henry Ford II wanted to build the greatest race car the world's ever seen to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans. What's it take?"
Carroll Shelby: "Well, it takes something money can't buy."
Lee Iacocca: "Money can buy speed."
Carroll Shelby: "It isn't about speed."

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Henry Ford II: "Give me one reason why I don't fire everyone, starting with you?"
Carroll Shelby: "Well, sir, we're lighter, we're faster. And if that don't work, we're nastier."

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Dante: "[seeing a Confederate flag] What? Are you serious?"
Lila: "Newsflash, we're in deep Texas."

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The stars at night, are big and bright,
deep in the heart of Texas,
The prairie sky is wide and high,
deep in the heart of Texas.

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Of course, nobody I knew in East-Texas in 1989 cared about Newtonian Physics. The only Newtons they cared about were Wayne and Fig.

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When a Texan gets knocked off a horse, he gets right back on. That is the second most important thing about bein' a Texan, right after thinkin' you're better than everybody else.

Sheldons Großmutter "Meemaw" in Young Sheldon - Season 4 Episode 8

"Did you grow up in Texas?"
Meemaw: "Took my first bath in a ten-gallon hat."

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Sheldon: "Texas, Oklahoma... what's the difference?"
Meemaw: "Hey, now, I think you might want to crack open your psychology textbook 'cause that there is crazy talk."

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You can leave Dallas, but it will never leave you.

As bright as the Dallas sky, she always holds her head up high.

I learned a lot I wouldn't have learned roaming the streets of Dallas.

Dennis Rodman

I had been in so many towns and cities in America with John Kennedy, but I was not with him in Dallas, Texas, on November 21, 1963.

Pierre Salinger

I'm 74 and I don't have enough time left to waste it, waiting in waiting in front of a charging station.

Walter Röhrl

I've got my best race still ahead of me.

Sebastian Vettel - July 2022, about retiring from Formula 1

In the end, racing is about leaving work first.

Michael Schumacher

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Being second is to be the first of the ones who lose.

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Riding a race bike is an art - a thing that you do because you feel something inside.

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Straight roads are for fast cars, turns are for fast drivers.

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World Champion! This is just unbelievable. I started racing with my dad many years ago. We dreamed of becoming a World Champion - and now we are.

Max Verstappen - December 2021

Drinking is much safer than sports. You can't get hurt, only hungover.

Kimi Räikkönen

Formula 1 is the second best thing in the world.

The way I drive, the way I handle a car, is an expression of my inner feelings.

Lewis Hamilton

You never win by yourself alone. The day you think otherwise is the day you'll start to lose.

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Second is the first of the losers.

Enzo Ferrari

Everything comes to those who wait... except a cat.

Mario Andretti

You can't let one bad moment spoil a bunch of good ones.

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Memories Positive Quotes

There are two things no man will admit he cannot do well: drive and make love.

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