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> [Road racing imitates life, the way it would be without the corruptive influence of civilization. When you see an enemy lying on the ground, what’s your first reaction? To help him to his feet. In road racing, you kick him…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-krabbe/road-racing-imitates-life-the-way-it-would-be-without-the-corruptive/)

[Tim Krabbe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-krabbe/)

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## More by Tim Krabbe

> [Nature is an old lady with few friends these days, and those who wish to make use of her charms, she rewards passionately.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-krabbe/nature-is-an-old-lady-with-few-friends-these-days-and-those-who-wish/)

[Tim Krabbe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-krabbe/)

> [“En Bram was zijn zoon. Juist omdat hij het niet was - van je eigen zoon zou je verplicht zijn te houden, waardoor je…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-krabbe/en-bram-was-zijn-zoon-juist-omdat-hij-het-niet-was-van-je-eigen-zoon/)

[Tim Krabbé](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-krabbe/)

> [Every once in a while someone along the road lets us know how far behind we are. A man shouts: ‘Faster!’ He probably thinks…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-krabbe/every-once-in-a-while-someone-along-the-road-lets-us-know-how-far/)

[Tim Krabbe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-krabbe/)

> [Racing is licking your opponent's plate clean before starting on your own](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-krabbe/racing-is-licking-your-opponent-s-plate-clean-before-starting-on-your/)

[Tim Krabbe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-krabbe/)

> [“Dan was hij niet boos, zoals je huis niet boos is als je met vakantie bent geweest.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-krabbe/dan-was-hij-niet-boos-zoals-je-huis-niet-boos-is-als-je-met-vakantie/)

[Tim Krabbé](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-krabbe/)

> [Road racing imitates life, the way it would be without the corruptive influence of civilization. When you see an enemy lying on the ground,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-krabbe/road-racing-imitates-life-the-way-it-would-be-without-the-corruptive/)

[Tim Krabbe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-krabbe/)

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