Helio Castroneves Quotes
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I always like racing in Japan and I'm looking forward to (today's) race.
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I don't know, ... If I pass Lap 22 or 23, I'm probably going to answer that later. But so far, I just know to Lap 20.
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I don't know what the heck he was thinking. He decided to pass everybody in one corner, and he ended up taking out everybody.
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I like people with a good sense of humor, like Jennifer Aniston. She is amazing and is a great actress.
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I think it will be important to make sure I'm in the best condition possible for this weekend. At the beginning of the season, I began preparing for the road courses by lifting more weights and trying to improve my conditioning. I've found that the combination of swimming and then running really adds a new dimension to my overall performance as I have built my stamina significantly over the past several months.
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Sam is a truly competitive driver. Yes, I want to beat him and he wants to beat me. But at the end of the day, we want both cars up there and we want to make the boss happy.
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The last time we were here, we were backing off and cutting back in power and you could feel it. But everybody's the same out there.
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To be honest, Brazilian people are fun people, and the country is amazing. It's full of beautiful people. I love the beaches.
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When everyone jokes about (taking chances), there's a little bit of truth to it, ... Hopefully people have learned from what happened (at Sonoma).
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If it's dried out in the beginning, obviously I want to go first. But if it looks like it's going to dry in the end, I'm definitely going to go last.
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I was just trying to get the side draft. We were trying to get so slow. I wasn't sure if Sam was trying to pass or push. I didn't know which way he was going. I really thought the finish line was ahead of me. I was thinking, 'Look! It's right up there!' And they were telling me on the radio that the race was over.
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I know what's going on, but for me it's very comfortable having my dad, my sister taking care of things. It's an investment. I know I'm not going to race forever.
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It's a track where everyone can go flat easy. It's a track where equipment sometimes takes over for the driving. But that's for speed. The draft is very important here and we have been learning what it takes, so hopefully we will be able to learn from that and win.
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It's great to finally win here in Japan. We had a very strong car. Ever since we got off the plane, the car has been responding well.
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The way boxers are ready to attack is the same way we must be ready to attack the steering wheel.
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Incredible. I mean, we have to face it, this is the second-best event of the series.
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I don't think I would be a good actor! People enjoyed 'Dancing With the Stars' because I was myself, and every time they told me to say something, I would say my own words, so I don't think I could follow a script well!
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If you don't finish half of the races, you are not going to have a very good season.
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It's awesome starting up front. We were fast in practice, but I know everybody will pick it up as well tomorrow.
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It's hard to lose a colleague, a person who is doing the same job you're doing. But we're all here, and all the drivers know the risk and the danger of the sport. We are here because we love what we do.
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She moved inside a little bit early, but she did a great job to get back again and not get in trouble with officials.
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I feel better because you basically have to drive the car. At some of the other tracks, you're just along for the ride. I guess, especially at the short ovals, we've been working extremely hard and our best chance of seeing victory and running really, really fast is at those tracks. I'm very happy to see both cars sitting on the front row.
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What a team, what a team. I drove it like I stole it.
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I'm proud of you. You're going to win a race soon.