100 Quotes by Alex Zanardi

I would not be who I am if I were not putting pressure on me to up the level of my game further.

My wife has always been positive. In the hospital my brother-in-law was trying to prepare her for the worst, but she said, 'Hold on, I don't want to hear that. He'll be all right. I'm going to ring BMW now and order a car with manual controls because the first thing he'll want to do when he leaves hospital is drive.' She knew her husband!

It would be completely wrong and arrogant of me to say that this is what I am, an inspiration to others. During the course of my recovery, I bumped into people with amazing stories, far more amazing than mine.

I'm no different from other drivers - my talent is in my brain, not in my right foot.

It's always good to let people know your emotions for them because love is what drives everything.

You don't know how many times I fell just taking ridiculous small steps.

Vancouver has always been a place of mixed results for me. I've always been fast there, but I've never been able to collect the kind of result I could have.

I enjoy being in the middle of my journey much more than being close to the end.

It warms my heart, no doubt, to inspire people. In reality, people see in others what they want to see in themselves.