You arrive at Formula One being very skeptical, how far can your talent deal with all this, and then you understand those guys are human and pretty reasonable, and finally succeeding in winning your first race, in circumstance as such, it was just an amazing moment.

- Michael Schumacher

I always thought records were there to be broken.

- Michael Schumacher

I hate to take compromises with a racing car. The more standard a car is, the more compromises you have to take.

- Michael Schumacher

I have been a huge fan of America, as I find their way of life there is pretty unique, and I have enjoyed a lot of good times over there.

- Michael Schumacher

I have really enjoyed my time at Ferrari, not just because of the successes.

- Michael Schumacher

I have to say it's been tough to leave the Ferrari family, which has been a big part of my career.

- Michael Schumacher

I like to share my life, and spend time with someone I love. That has worked 100 per cent with my wife.

- Michael Schumacher

In football, I need full concentration even though I really enjoy it.

- Michael Schumacher

If you do things to the limit, and don't purposely go over that limit, then I think it's fine to do whatever you want. So long as you enjoy it. That's what's important.

- Michael Schumacher

If you're lucky enough to be famous, then it's great if you can use your fame and the power your fame gives you to draw attention to things that really matter.

- Michael Schumacher

I know what I am, and what I have to do in my profession, so I can handle the pressure. It's the way I think.

- Michael Schumacher

Your ups and downs in sports, I think they are as normal as daily life: One day you wake up and feel great, the next day you wake up and feel maybe less great.

- Michael Schumacher

I have been in Formula One for 12 years, and out of that I had one year with the perfect car.

- Michael Schumacher

I just want to be known as a very normal person and be treated as that and be able to walk down the street like anyone else.

- Michael Schumacher

I think I was five when I had my real first go-kart.

- Michael Schumacher

Nascar will certainly not be one of my challenges in the future.

- Michael Schumacher

I have what you might call the South Pole and the North Pole. I have my team and my work, which I do on one side, and I have my family and my home on the other side. Both have nothing really to do with each other.

- Michael Schumacher

My time with Ferrari was wonderful. I have found friends and had experiences that I would not want to be without.

- Michael Schumacher

If you look right from the beginning of the season I've been very competitive.

- Michael Schumacher

I will do everything I can to bring the Number One to Ferrari. The whole team and all the fans deserve it.

- Michael Schumacher