The best Quotes by Enzo Ferrari

Second is the first of the losers.

Aerodynamics are for people who can't build engines.

The Ferrari is a dream - people dream of owning this special vehicle and for most people it will remain a dream apart from those lucky few.

I build engines and attach wheels to them.

Race cars are neither beautiful nor ugly. They become beautiful when they win.

I want to build a car that's faster than all of them, and then I want to die.

Only those who dare truly live.

I don't like being famous - it is like a prison. And driving for Ferrari would make it far worse.

I lost a Ferrari, Las Vegas, Nevada
I woke up the followin' day and went harder

The hippies wanted peace and love. We wanted Ferraris, blondes and switchblades.

Lee Iacocca: "Mr. Ford, Ferrari has a message for you, sir."
Henry Ford II: "What did he say?"
Lee Iacocca: "He said Ford makes ugly little cars in ugly factories. And, uh, he called you fat, sir."
Henry Ford II: "We're going to bury Ferrari at Le Mans."

I love the practicality of a good car. You know what I mean? And when I say 'practicality,' I mean the complete practicality of a Ferrari 458, a wonderfully fantastic every day car.

Women are like cars: we all want a Ferrari, sometimes want a pickup truck, and end up with a station wagon.

If believing in yourself and going after what you want in life and realising your worth is ruthless and selfish, then I'm definitely ruthless and selfish.

Good, better, best. Never let it rest. Until your good is better and your better is the best.

Do we have to know who's gay and who's straight? Can't we just love everybody and judge them by the car they drive?

Ah, cars. Where would we be without cars? And how would we get there?

When you're in a race, the cockpit is gonna be a 140 F. G-Forces will be twice of what an astronaut experiences upon lift-off.

The smell of fuel, driving on the limit on the edge of sliding, it just gives you a lot of adrenaline.

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

While accelerating, the tears of joy have to horizontally run towards your ears.

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

I will retire from competing in Formula 1 by the end of this year.

In the end, racing is about leaving work first.

If you're involved in motor racing, I think everyone dreams of competing in Formula One events one day. And that's my dream too.

Every morning I wake up with new ideas.

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

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

I have no idols. I admire work, dedication and competence.

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

I'm lucky because I don't feel too much pressure - it's only in the last hour before the race, and even then it's good, positive pressure.

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

At the end of the day, I got involved in all this because I enjoy driving cars and driving them as fast as possible. If I was going to be remembered for anything, I would like it to be for that.

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.

If you start doubting yourself like that, thinking, 'Am I good enough?' - maybe there is a reason you're thinking that.

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

Formula 1 would be a paradise without the media.

Formula 1 is the second best thing in the world.

It's not easy to be perfect, but someone has to be.

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

You can knock me down, but I get up twice as strong.

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

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

If you wait, all that happens is that you get older.

One candidate is too old and mentally unfit to be president. The other one is me.