--- title: "1 Car Work Quotes By Niki Lauda" description: "1 Car Work quotes by Niki Lauda. Plus more from Niki Lauda and more Car Work sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e8/niki-lauda-9419_appearance_if-you-are-for-a-long-time-at-the-top-yo_2175147.jpg" --- > [If you are for a long time at the top you've basically achieved everything you wanted to. Then the ball's breaking stuff starts to be too much: it's not what you do in the car, it's what you do outside…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niki-lauda/if-you-are-for-a-long-time-at-the-top-you-ve-basically-achieved/) [Niki Lauda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/niki-lauda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e8/niki-lauda-9419_appearance_if-you-are-for-a-long-time-at-the-top-yo_2175147.jpg) ## More by Niki Lauda > [This aircraft tops everything. All the others look old as compared to this one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niki-lauda/this-aircraft-tops-everything-all-the-others-look-old-as-compared-to/) [Niki Lauda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/niki-lauda/) > [A race isn't won until it's over.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niki-lauda/a-race-isn-t-won-until-it-s-over/) [Niki Lauda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/niki-lauda/) > [Jean Todt's system will never succeed, not even with Michael Schumacher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niki-lauda/jean-todt-s-system-will-never-succeed-not-even-with-michael-schumacher/) [Niki Lauda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/niki-lauda/) > [Running an airline is a normal job. Racing is more.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niki-lauda/running-an-airline-is-a-normal-job-racing-is-more/) [Niki Lauda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/niki-lauda/) > [You appreciate that it is very easy to die and you have to arrange your life to cope with that reality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niki-lauda/you-appreciate-that-it-is-very-easy-to-die-and-you-have-to-arrange/) [Niki Lauda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/niki-lauda/) > [When I was in motor racing, I had taken the decision to risk my life. But when you run an airline, and more than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niki-lauda/when-i-was-in-motor-racing-i-had-taken-the-decision-to-risk-my-life/) [Niki Lauda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/niki-lauda/) > [The idea that people would work on themselves, who hadn't had an accident - I can't stand plastic surgery.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niki-lauda/the-idea-that-people-would-work-on-themselves-who-hadn-t-had-an/) [Niki Lauda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/niki-lauda/) > [Taking your first title is much more complicated and more difficult; it takes years of work - from go-kart to Formula One. The second…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niki-lauda/taking-your-first-title-is-much-more-complicated-and-more-difficult/) [Niki Lauda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/niki-lauda/) > [Running an airline is the most difficult job in the world. Racing was more dangerous for my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niki-lauda/running-an-airline-is-the-most-difficult-job-in-the-world-racing-was/) [Niki Lauda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/niki-lauda/) > [I always want to know whether the customers are satisfied; customer satisfaction is, after all, my ultimate goal!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niki-lauda/i-always-want-to-know-whether-the-customers-are-satisfied-customer/) [Niki Lauda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/niki-lauda/) > [I see myself as the mind of the business which takes care of every last detail; if you do not do this you cannot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niki-lauda/i-see-myself-as-the-mind-of-the-business-which-takes-care-of-every/) [Niki Lauda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/niki-lauda/) > [Business is much less transparent than a win in a Grand Prix; in a race you drive over the finishing line first and you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niki-lauda/business-is-much-less-transparent-than-a-win-in-a-grand-prix-in-a/) [Niki Lauda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/niki-lauda/) > [You must always aim for further growth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niki-lauda/you-must-always-aim-for-further-growth/) [Niki Lauda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/niki-lauda/) > [I always go extreme ways.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niki-lauda/i-always-go-extreme-ways/) [Niki Lauda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/niki-lauda/) > [Happiness is an enemy. It weakens you. Suddenly, you have something to lose.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niki-lauda/happiness-is-an-enemy-it-weakens-you-suddenly-you-have-something-to/) [Niki Lauda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/niki-lauda/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/car-work/niki-lauda/#itemlist", "name": "1 Car Work Quotes By Niki Lauda", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If you are for a long time at the top you've basically achieved everything you wanted to. 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