Dear Quote by Gerry Lindgren

That first victory, before you get to it, it always seems so far ahead. You're not sure whether you can make it or not.…

— Charles Leclerc

I was really happy with my race, though. I beat my personal best by 1.2 seconds.

— Bonnie Blair

For myself, losing is not coming second. It's getting out of the water knowing you could have done better. For myself, I have won…

— Ian Thorpe

You know, sometimes the little victories that I have throughout the season are not necessarily obvious on the track. Maybe they're another aspect of…

— Danica Patrick

I always try to get the best result out of it, I'm not there to just sit second or sit third. I'm a winner,…

— Max Verstappen

I lost races because I wanted too much to win them in beating my rivals.

— Hermann Maier

If at the end of a race you know yourself that you have done your best, you're a winner.

— Bill Bowerman

I just tried to keep my cool and continue with my race plan: to win.

— Mark Spitz

I race to win, not to please people

— Bernard Hinault

Every race is not perfect; there are obviously a lot of things I can improve on at the end of the race.

— Maurice Greene

I'm not one for dwelling on the past, and you're only as good as your last game, your last race, and if you can…

— George Russell

I went at each race like there was a gold medal at stake. It wasn't like I ran one hard, then slacked off the…

— Dick Beardsley