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Juan Manuel Fangio

Juan Manuel Fangio Déramo (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈfanχjo], Italian pronunciation: [ˈfandʒo]; 24 June 1911 – 17 July 1995), nicknamed El Chueco ("the bowlegged one", also commonly translated as "bandy legged") or El Maestro ("The Master"), was an Argentine racing car driver. He dominated the first decade of Formula One racing, winning the World Drivers' Championship five times.

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Driving fast on the track does not scare me. What scares me is when I drive on the highway I get passed by some idiot who thinks he is Fangio.

Fangio, Highway, Passed, Scare, Thinking, Track

When I first came out of Argentina to Europe, the flight took 36 hours. Now it takes 12 hours, and the world is still shrinking.

Argentina, Europe, Hours, Shrinking, Takes

When I raced with Mercedes, I thought Id learn German. But my wife didnt want to live in Germany.

Germany, Learn, Thought, Want, Wife

Women rule our lives, don't they?

Lives, Our Lives, Rule, Women

Everything has changed. When I was at school and was told I had better learn English, I said: What for? The English are a hell of a long way away!

Learn, Long, School, Way

A crazy man finishes in the cemetery.

Cemetery, Crazy, Finishes, Men

You need great passion, because everything you do with great pleasure, you do well.

Everything, Needs, Passion, Pleasure

You must always strive to be the best, but you must never believe that you are.

Ambition, Believe, Motivational, Strive

In my time, you needed to speak a little Italian, and that was it.

Italian, Littles, Speak, Time

I told my nephew that if he wanted to get on in motor racing, the first thing he should do was master English. Thank goodness he now speaks it.

English, Firsts, Motor Racing, Nephew, Thank, Told

In my day it was 75 percent car and mechanic, 25 percent driver and luck. Today it's 95 percent car.

Car, Day, Luck, Today

The driver of a racing car is a component. When I first began, I used to grip the steering wheel firmly, and I changed gear so hard that I damaged my hand.

Car, Component, Hands, Racing, Steering, Used

I learned to approach racing like a game of billiards. If you bash the ball too hard, you get nowhere. As you handle the cue properly, you drive with more finesse.

Balls, Cue, Games, Handle, Like, Racing

Never think of your car as a cold machine, but as a hot-blooded horse.

Car, Cold, Horse, Machine, Think, Thinking

There are those who keep out of mischief, and there are the adventurers, ‘ he said. “We racing drivers are adventurers; the more difficult something is, the greater the attraction that comes from it.

Adventurers, Difficult, Drivers, Racing, Said