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" 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. "

Lewis Hamilton

Focused

Events

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

" Racing is what I love, so it's pretty simple. I want to keep doing it and keep winning. "

" 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'm definitely conscious of time. I already waste so much of it, just on a flight. I look back to when I was 13, and I wish I had stuck with my piano studies. "

" My immediate family are from the West Indies - from Trinidad and Grenada - and I have relatives all over the Caribbean. "

" Formula 1 is about running to the maximum. "

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

" My job is to get into the car and drive as fast and as well as possible. "

" There are times when you are growing through experiences, but sometimes there is a point of diminishing returns in terms of growth. "

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

" Every lap is different. "

" 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 don't think you can fully call yourself a vegan if you wear leathers. "

" When I'm driving, the fewer distractions there are, the better it is to focus on the job in hand. "

" 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 started watching Formula 1 with my dad when I was just four or five years old. I loved cars. "

" 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. "

" When you're driving on a normal track, you can see the braking point from 500 m. away. "

" People say I have an aggressive style, and sometimes I don't think that is all just me. I think it's partly because I watched Senna when I was young, and I thought, 'This is how I want to drive when I get the opportunity.' "

" Racing is very physical. "

" When I think about greatness I just know Ayrton Senna. He was great. "

" Ayrton Senna was an incredible legend who will be remembered and admired forever. "

" Ayrton Senna was my favorite driver who I wanted to be like. "

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" When you get out of the car after the feeling that you have after leading the race, and the car fails, it's pretty hard to say positive things all the time. "