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

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" I certainly lead a different life from many people. I have a great life that I am thankful for, and I like travelling. "

" When I was a kid, I used to play a game called 'Grand Prix Two.' Interlagos was always the first race of the season on that, and I never really got much past the second race. I would always restart the season, so I always seemed to be doing Interlagos - it was a real pain! "

" I get kids from all different cultures and nationalities coming up to me now, all wanting to be F1 drivers. They feel the sport is open to everyone. "

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

" I feel like people are expecting me to fail; therefore, I expect myself to win. "

" I genuinely have always had support from all of my team. I have never had any complaints from them. "

" 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 want to crush everyone. I want to outsmart everyone. "

" Everyone loves a winner. That's just how the world is. And Ayrton Senna was one of the greatest winners this sport has ever had. "

" The Hamilton name will live on way beyond me now, which I'm very happy to be a part of. "

" 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. "

" Each championship has felt different in its own way, I guess because I've been in different place of my life; I've gone through different things. "

" I love it in the States. The roads are big, the food is big. If it was possible to be in L.A. and still live my racing life, I would move now. "

" A couple of my mechanics have become vegan because I've done it. One of my barbers, too. "

" When I was really young, I busted my nose when I was racing. The first thing my dad asked me was: 'Are you OK?' I said, 'Can you fix the car for tomorrow?' And I won the race the next day. "

" I don't believe I have a playboy life. "

" There have been some ups and downs. I've not always had it my own way. That's the way racing is supposed to be. "

" I'm an extremist so I'm either hated or loved. I think it's down to when I first got to Formula One not always knowing what I was saying, saying things that mean one thing but people were taking the other way and then people don't forget. "

" 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 would love to one day have my own line of clothes. "

" I am a motorbike fanatic - always have been. It's actually what I wanted to do before I got into motor racing. "

" 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. "

" I love my ink. They all have a meaning. I'm very strong in my faith, so I wanted to have some religious images. I've got Pieta, a Michelangelo sculpture of Mary holding Jesus after he came off the cross, on my shoulder. A sacred heart on my arm. Musical notes because I love music. The compass on my chest is there because church is my compass. "

" I like wearing things that other people wouldn't want to wear, to be a bit edgy. "

" I feel equal to Mexicans, Asians, everyone. That's the kind of positive message I want to get out. "

" I don't like to read fiction. I like to learn something when I'm reading. "

" When I was a kid and Christmas was coming up, my dad would ask me what I wanted, and I always said a motorbike. I kept asking for one, and he said it was too dangerous and bought me a go-kart instead. "

" If I'd won every single race and got pole everywhere, that would just be boring. It would suck. Where's the fun in that? "

" If I don't travel, if I stay at home for a week, I would go out of my mind. That is just the way I am. I love to be on the move, and I am fortunate that I have friends all over the world. "