I can’t remember a single occasion when I have been kind to a journalist.
BERNIE ECCLESTONEIt’s the best thing to happen to a sport, that you have a superstar. In football there is always something to write about the Beckhams, same as people want to write about Rooney or Hooney or whatever his bloody name is.
More Bernie Ecclestone Quotes
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A wise man who was always helpful to me: Mr (Enzo) Ferrari. He always supported me.
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I suppose it’s knowing when you’ve come up with an idea that works, when you’ve got it right, whatever it is.
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With [Vladimir] Putin, he says he’s going to do something, he gets on it, does it.
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I’d rather get to the 70-year-old guy who’s got plenty of cash.
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If I feel like something’s gonna be right, I invest in it, whatever it is.
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You might have asked [about skill] of an artist or a musician or whatever… but with me it just happens.
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I never neglected my daughters – quite the opposite – but I suppose I could have and should have spent more time with them.
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You have to hope that your opponents are unlucky. Never only rely on your own luck.
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I have so much respect for [Bernie Ecclestone] for what he did with this sport. He did so much more than people in tennis or football.
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Each new deal is another opportunity.
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If somebody says, “You like putting out fires,” and I say, “It’s not a case of liking it, but I do put them out, and if there aren’t fires left I make them, so I can put them out.” It’s what we do.
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I am happy that we have somebody like Lewis [Hamilton]. I also couldn’t be like Lewis. I don’t like gold jewelry!
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Before they go to the race, people want to think four or five guys could win, but now… Normally you’d say, “One of those two, and I think it’s going to be Lewis [Hamiltom],” because that’s what had been proved up to now – thank God that Nico [Rosberg] has won some races.
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You can’t make decisions if there are no charges or issues to deal with. So it’s quite normal to wait until there is some reason to react.
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Two races we’ve lost which I’m genuinely upset about were India and Turkey.
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