I simply scraped together all my experience and put it into the sport.
BERNIE ECCLESTONEDon’t forget I started looking at China a long time before any of those races happened. I always thought go east, not west.
More Bernie Ecclestone Quotes
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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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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 always thought that dads in the old days where rather macho types who wouldn’t get close to a baby, let alone change nappies.
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When there is more money at stake it affects the atmosphere and things become more businesslike.
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Nico [Rosberg] is not seeking the limelight as Lewis [Hamilton] does. Lewis wants to be famous.
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Generally I still believe that Lewis [Hamilton] is the best champion that we have had in a long, long time. He manages to get to all different walks of life: red carpet, fashion business, and music – you name it.
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It’s not as easy as that… it’s disappointing to think that all these countries spend a lot of money trying to get the Olympics.
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[Donald] Trump, I think, is the sort of guy that if he maybe thought he’d made a little bit of a mistake, would find a way out, he wouldn’t want to say, “Well, that’s what I’ve done and I’m sticking to it, and I don’t give a damn.” Which is what the other people in America would be like.
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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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[When I’ll be old I see myself] as a world champion, on a big farm with an Italian-style, big family with a whole bunch of grandchildren. And the foundations for that I have already laid!
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If you say ‘Good Morning’ in America and it’s five past twelve you end up with a lawsuit.
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Lewis [Hamilton] is a hero in the UK. The British love Formula One. Sebastian (Vettel) is also not doing much for F1. People hardly recognize him on the street.
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I have earned the money and changed the nappies!
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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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