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" Going for a really long run, a bike ride, or cross-country skiing helps me get away from all the noise. I tell myself, 'The pain you're feeling, just enjoy it because it's going to help you across that finish line first.' If you're having a crap day, go for a run. It makes a big difference. "

Lewis Hamilton

Pain

Day

Myself

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" Whether it's with my engineers in the team, my home life, or my friends, I don't like things to get complicated - and one good example would be the steering wheel in my Mercedes Formula 1 car. "

" I think it's a shame that people are so quick to put you in a box; sometimes it's as if you do one thing, and that's all you're allowed to do. "

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" Lots of other drivers like cycling, but I'm not so keen. I have some really cool bikes, but I'm just not in love with it like Jenson Button and Fernando Alonso. "

Lewis Hamilton

Cycling

Love

" I'm no less focused than any of my peers. They live a different life. They go home; they are not pictured at events. I train just as much as them, maybe more. "

" You save most fuel by lifting and coasting in the heavy braking zones at the end of long straights into slow corners. "

" Number one is a great thing, and I'll always know that I'm number one, but 44 is my favourite number, so I want to keep it on the car. "

" When I first started in Formula 1, I tried to ignore the fact I was the first black guy ever to race in the sport. But, as I've got older, I've really started to appreciate the implications. "

" I think my style is definitely urban chic. I love mixing street style with the high-end luxury brands, like Gucci, for example. Quite fun. "

" Since I started driving in F1 in 2006-07, the cars have got slower and easier to drive. "

" I don't aspire to be like other drivers - I aspire to be unique in my own way. "

Lewis Hamilton

Unique

Drivers

" My daily breakfast is two poached eggs in the morning with half an avocado, and I get to have half a piece of toast. "

" I relate my life a lot to 'Cool Runnings,' the movie. "

" It's important for everyone to stand up for what they believe in. "

Lewis Hamilton

Believe

Important

" I have spent a lot of time in Italy throughout my career - especially when I was karting, because it's kind of the world centre of that sport - and I love it. "

" I'm just super competitive. Squash, tennis, water skiing, computer games... Even if I played you at pool, I'd have to win. "

" Music's been a huge passion of mine since I was really young. I started playing guitar when I was thirteen. "

" I have always wanted to learn the piano, but because I travel so much, I can never get any consistency of lessons. So everywhere I go, if I can find a piano, even if it is in the lobby of a hotel or something, I go on YouTube and pick some songs to learn. "

" I like taking risks. I like trying new things, whether it be style or restaurants or whatever. "

" Tupac is my favorite artist, and he had mad style. "

" My dad wanted me to have a better life than he had ever had. He wanted us to succeed so badly. And I never wanted to let him down. "

Lewis Hamilton

Never

Succeed

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

Lewis Hamilton

Down

" Sometimes it takes time to find people in the sport who share the same opinions and approach to racing as me. "

Lewis Hamilton

Find

Time

" Formula 1 is the sort of place where people tend to have an opinion about everything, and usually, they tend to believe their own opinion is the right one, even if it relates to someone else. "

" I've accomplished more than I ever dreamed. But I'm hungry for more. "

Lewis Hamilton

Hungry

Ever

" Everyone has complicated lives, but the more you can simplify it and make it work for you, the better it is going to be. "

" It takes me forever to read a book. I have such a small attention span. "

Lewis Hamilton

Attention

Small

" All in all, racing with lift and coast is actually harder. "