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21 quotes by Jacky Ickx

Jacky Ickx Jacky Ickx in 2007. Born Jacques Bernard Ickx (1945-01-01) 1 January 1945 (age 70) Formula One World Championship career Nationality Belgian Active years 1967 – 1979 Teams Cooper · Ferrari · Brabham · McLaren · Williams · Lotus · Wolf · Ensign · Ligier Races 122 (116 starts) Championships 0 Wins 8 Podiums 25 Career points 181 Pole positions 13 Fastest laps 14 First race 1966 German Grand...
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That is why, as soon as I felt a real attraction for my first passion which was the motorcycle, and in spite of the danger it could represent, they... →

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My father was a motorsports journalist and a motorbike fan. He gave me my motocross bike.

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The existence is a tremendous curiosity, with in the course of the years, the discovery of yourself in your inmost evolutions. With the age you feel... →

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I am infinitely grateful to the life which privileged me.

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And luckily, therefore the good old days return. The traditional art of driving counts again, and it is all about good tactics, skills and reflexes... →

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Happy to see that the Automobile Club of Monaco, opened its doors to the public to attend a considerable event. The promotion of this event will be... →

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In the end I didn't get a top car any more. I had no toughness left. That was the reality.

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The fact that I am still alive after 100,000 laps is my championship.

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I drove long distances like the 24 hours of Le Mans for years. But even this racing is now over. I retired.

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In this sport luck and tragedy are only a few hundredths of seconds apart from each other.

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The margin between success and drama is fractional.

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What fascinated me, it was not the glory, but the contact with the public.

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To be here recovers from a state of soul, from a state of mind. I have the memory of the heart. I know what I received. I must have the will to give... →

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