 Gary Smith, when I came to America, taught me a great deal about racing. |
| The racing driver's mind has to have the ability to have amazing anticipation, coordination, and reflex. Because of the speed the car goes. |
| I was extremely aggressive from the start. |
| Indy car racing is much more aggressive. |
| When I came to America Al Unser, Jr. was very difficult. And Bobby Unser. |
| A racing driver has to be a good driver. |
| You have to visualize a second or two ahead of your car what line you are taking, what you are going to do, before you get there because it comes too fast. |
| You had to decompress the pressure before the race. I taught my heart to relax. I lay down before the race. It gave me more energy just before the race. |
| I have to accept risk as a racing driver. |
| To race Formula three is very high risk and I am not going to take a chance. Thank god I am not doing it! |
| I am very happy because motor racing is very important outside the states, very big all over the world. |
| I think with new president Chris Pook of CART, he is very active and strong. |
| Also, I am very religious. It gave me peace of mind all my career. |
| I go to see grand prix every year, and I watch every race on TV for sure. I probably go to three or four CART races and three or four Formula One races. |
| You are going in one second the length of a football field. That means you brain is receiving information from your body what the car is doing physically, bumping, balance, performance. |
| I was extremely lucky. I had some huge crashes and yet I am still here, thanks to God. |
| There are many young talents in Brazil. There is a lot of hope in Felipe Massa. It is very difficult to judge him in his first year, but by the end of the end we are going to have a better position how he does in Formula One. |
| I know if someone is coming from my right side. I could feel it. |
| I wanted to be the best in the world. |
| I based in Brazil, Sao Paulo, but I come very often to the states, and I travel all over the world. |
