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Stirling Moss

(1929–2020) Formula One Driver

24 quotes in 134 categories

Stirling Moss was a Formula One driver, best known for Stirling Moss.

Quick Facts About Stirling Moss

Born: September 17, 1929
Died: April 12, 2020
Profession: Formula One Driver
Notable works: Stirling Moss

About Stirling Moss

Sir Stirling Craufurd Moss was a British racing driver and broadcaster, who competed in Formula One from 1951 to 1961. Widely regarded as one of the greatest drivers to never win the Formula One World Drivers' Championship, Moss won a record 212 official races across several motorsport disciplines, including 16 Formula One Grands Prix. In endurance racing, Moss won the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1954, as well as the Mille Miglia in 1955 with Mercedes.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Stirling Moss

Motion is tranquility.

Peace

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I was taught that everything is attainable if you are prepared to give up, to sacrifice, to get it. Whatever you want…

Can do

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Quite frankly, Kimi Raikkonen is the fastest driver in the world

Drivers

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It's hard to drive at the limit, but it's harder to know where the limits are.

Hard

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If God had meant for us to walk, why did he give us feet that fit car pedals?

Car

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Movement is tranquility.

Movement

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It has taken me thirty three years and a bang on the head to get my values right.

Bangs

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I believe that if a man wanted to walk on water, and was prepared to give up everything in life, he could…

Believe

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The best classroom of all times was about two car lengths behind Juan Manuel Fangio.

All time

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I love to feel a racing car around me, to feel the way it holds me. I love to make it do…

Bits

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It is necessary to relax your muscles when you can. Relaxing your brain is fatal.

Brain

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We've got some very strong and robust ladies, but, when your life is at risk, I think the strain of that in…

Aptitude

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To achieve anything in this game you must be prepare to dabble in the boundary of disaster.

Achieve

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The ideal racecar will expire 100 yards past the finish line.

Car racing

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I am not a driver, I am a racer.

Drivers

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You get to the stage when your almost looking down on yourself. When you get into that state, it’s the best state…

Inspirational

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It is better to go into a corner slow and come out fast, than to go in fast and come out dead.

Corners

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Calling upon my years of experience, I froze at the controls.

Calling

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In order to finish first, you first have to finish.

Firsts

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The main thing is to be honest with yourself, know and recognize your limits and attain maximum achievement within them. I would…

Achievement

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“To achieve anything, you must be prepared to dabble on the boundary of disaster.”

Inspirational

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If everything is under control you are just not driving fast enough.

Driving

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I was taught that everything is attainable if you are prepared to give up, to sacrifice, to get it. Whatever you want…

Believe

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There are two things no man will admit he cannot do well: drive and make love.

Car

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