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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. "

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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. "

Lewis Hamilton

Win

Games

Water

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

Lewis Hamilton

Unique

Drivers

" 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. "

" If Ferrari wanted me, they would have approached me. I want to work with people who want me. If they don't want me, it is no problem. "

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

" 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'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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" On my back, I have the cross and angel wings: rise above it, no matter what life throws at you. And also, you know, Jesus rose from the grave. "

" I started playing guitar when I was 13. I'd written a few songs on the guitar over some time. I'd written a book of poetry, and I got a book of lyrics that I had when I was a kid. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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 train to quite an intense level because Formula 1 is so physical - the G-forces, the demands on your body. Your heart rate is 150, 160 through the whole race. On qualifying lap, your heart rate can be up to 180, 190, under tough conditions. "

" 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! "

" It doesn't matter what famous person I've come across in the street, I don't think I've ever shouted. "

" Nothing can really prepare you for when you get in the Formula One car. Knowing that you're driving a multimillion-dollar car, and if you crash it it's going to cost a lot of money, and they might not give you another chance, is scary. "

" It's a pretty cool feeling to be the person to knock down a barrier - just like the Williams sisters did in tennis or Tiger Woods in golf. "

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

Lewis Hamilton

Down

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

" I'm happy to race against anyone. "

" It is open for anyone to have freedom of speech, and I guess we can all play a role in trying to make a difference in the world. Particularly if your leader is not helping in that area. "

" I don't drive by the seat of my pants and happen to win races. I work very hard to interpret the data and drive a certain way. My engineers have confidence in me, and more often than not, when I tell them what I need or what I am feeling with the car, it's right. "