“Racing drivers are selfish pigs who will try anything to win.”

“This little world of circus monkeys.” (Lauda about Formula 1)

“There are thousands of young boys who can drive faster than me. But I’m in a Ferrari.” (Lauda about his life as a racing driver)

“The difference was the cows. No one else has that other Grand Prix, that’s why Austria was always the cow Grand Prix.” (Lauda about the race in his home country)

“My whole life has been something like a game. I’ve always taken risks, so I don’t need to gamble.” (Lauda when asked if he likes going to casinos)

“Then I thought to myself: Not like that with me. That was a good thing and motivated me to stay alive.” (Lauda about the moments after the last rites because of the Nürburgring accident and the silence of the priest)

“We had to deal with the fact that we might not be there tomorrow. We lived faster. More intense. (Lauda on life as a Formula 1 driver)

“Life is more important than the World Cup title. I want me though “Don’t kill me, at least not a second time.” (Lauda in 1976 after his retirement in the rain race in Japan)

“I’m tired of driving around in stupid circles.” (Lauda in 1979 after his retirement from the Canadian GP)

“I think I know how to spend the money at the right time.” (Lauda when asked if he was stingy)

“With driver salaries today, as an American I would probably sue my mother for giving birth to me prematurely has." (Lauda on salaries in Formula 1)

“Racing drivers are selfish pigs who will try anything to win.” (Lauda about his former profession)

“People are ready to admit everything. Just not that he is one is a bad driver.” (Lauda about road users)

“Since I only live off my right foot in my job, it's mine no matter what I look like.” (Lauda on vanity)

“It was logical and completely inevitable that I should learn to ride had to, even though everything about it disgusted me.” (Lauda about his youth)

"I was dead for a short time. Now I'm resurrected." (Looking at Lauda after his lung transplant)

Niki Lauda died on Monday at the age of 70.

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“Racing drivers are selfish pigs who will try anything to win.”

Formula 1 legend Niki Lauda (70) is dead. The Austrian repeatedly made headlines on and off the racetrack. Also because he never minced his words. Here is the “best of” Lauda quotes.

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