“Because it is my second season with the team, no time has been wasted in getting to know the people I'm working with. I am aware of what the team is capable of and how the organisation works, and they are familiar with what makes me tick.” PeopleKnowsHas BeensSportsTeamCapableSeasonsAthleteFamiliarOrganisationTick Author:Damon Hill
“I am surprised people took so long to pick up on the fact that my contract expires at the end of this year. Eddie has to decide who he wants to drive, so there is no secret anywhere. I am not concerned. It does not sit with my objectives to be competitive.” PeopleWantYearsLongDoeEndsFactsSportsSecretPicksConcernedAthleteObjectivesContracts Author:Damon Hill
“If I am pushed I will push back, that is the way I am. I am very British. We don't like to be pushed around. When the chips are down we might have to step into grey areas.” IfsWayMightSportsStepsAreasAthleteBritishGreyChipsGrey Areas Author:Damon Hill
“If someone is being absolutely critical of me as a driver, what could they say? I am also critical of myself to try and keep things in perspective. That is very important.” IfsTryingImportantSportsPerspectiveAthleteCriticalDrivers Author:Damon Hill
“I had a lot of time to think, and that is not good for your mind. And when it actually happened, it was not so much a celebration but the relief. It was an exorcism anxiety. After each race there is a procedure in which you get taken off to the podium and the TV interviews.” ThinkingMindSportsRaceTakenHappenedTvsAnxietyAthleteInterviewsReliefCelebrationProceduresTime To ThinkExorcism Author:Damon Hill
“I think at times I appear to be miserable when I am not... I might be having quite a good thought at that moment, but it seems I look miserable. I am not.” ThinkingLooksMomentsSeemsMightSportsAthleteMiserableThat MomentGood Thoughts Author:Damon Hill
“It was five years since I'd won a race, so I was a bit bewildered.” YearsBitsSportsRaceFiveAthleteFive YearsBewildered Author:Damon Hill
“People ask me to describe myself, but it's a very personal thing. You don't feel comfortable.” PeopleFeelsAsksSportsComfortableAthleteAsk MePersonal ThingsDescribe Myself Author:Damon Hill
“Realistically, we could aim for the top three in the constructors championship. Realistically, we could look at winning more races. Three race wins would be very satisfying.” LooksWould BeThreeWinningSportsRaceAimAthleteSatisfyingChampionship Author:Damon Hill
“Some books claim I have already clocked up a century of Grands Prix, but let me put the record straight. Australia will be my 100th start, and I aim to mark the milestone with a cracking performance. It could even be celebrated with a victory.” BookSportsRecordsCenturyVictoryPerformancesLet MeClaimsMarkAimAthleteAustraliaMilestone Author:Damon Hill
“There are a lot of factors in the life of an F1 driver which can combine to make you believe that you are somehow above normality. I think that is a mistake to start believing that. But, at the same time, it is important to be confident.” ThinkingBelieveImportantSportsMistakeAthleteFactorsDriversBe ConfidentNormality Author:Damon Hill
“The sport would not survive today if drivers were being killed at the rate they were in the 1960s and '70s. It would have been taken off the air. It is beamed into people's living rooms on Sunday afternoons, with children watching.” PeopleIfsChildrenHas BeensTodaySportsRoomsTakenAirRateAthleteSundayDriversAfternoon1960sLiving RoomSunday Afternoons Author:Damon Hill
“To be honest, I think for part of my late teens my character didn't really develop very much. I was in a state of cold storage.” ThinkingStatesCharacterSportsHonestColdLateAthleteBeing HonestTeensStorage Author:Damon Hill
“Winter testing is essential but there comes a point where you have had enough of all the rehearsals and the pretend racing. You just want to get down to the real action.” WantRealEnoughActionSportsEssentialsWinterAthleteRacingTestingRehearsalHad Enough Author:Damon Hill
