There are times I'm approaching turns with my right hand on the brake lever, I'm downshifting with my fingers, I'm controlling the throttle with my left hand and steering into the corner with only one hand on the wheel. I feel a bit like Jimi Hendrix: I play with both my hands. Alex Zanardi, driver
What does this quote by Alex Zanardi mean?
This quote by Alex Zanardi means that he is able to control his vehicle with great skill and precision, using all of his limbs to manipulate the various controls. He compares himself to Jimi Hendrix, a famous musician known for his ability to play the guitar with both hands, suggesting that he is similarly talented and adept at using all of his physical abilities to achieve his goals. Overall, the quote highlights Zanardi's impressive abilities as a driver and his dedication to his craft.
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Vancouver is a street course in the true meaning of the word. There are a lot of places where you can lose the car and end up staying there at least for the session, or for the rest of the race. Alex Zanardi, driver
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I lost my legs in a big crash and, of course, after that, there were times, not so much of darkness, but certainly times where it was very uncertain of what my future would hold. Alex Zanardi, driver
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I think you can learn from other people's mistakes and other people's strengths, and that is why I have always been watching, with particular attention, other drivers - and not only drivers at the top. Alex Zanardi, driver
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I shouldn't have survived that accident. Science didn't give me a single chance. I basically survived for about 50 minutes with less than one liter of blood. Science says that's simply impossible. Alex Zanardi, driver
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It's not much different to Formula One where they are improving the cars constantly. The difference is every hand biker needs a different bike depending on their residual ability. Alex Zanardi, driver
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You have to accept the fact that as long as you are alive, you have something to lose. Living is dangerous. Alex Zanardi, driver
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I haven't wasted many opportunities that fate gave me. Alex Zanardi, driver
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We all have expectations but sometimes the greatest thing is to be surprised with what happens and to find out that it is quite different from the way you imagined it. Alex Zanardi, driver
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When you are in your twenties you just think the races are what matter the most. When you are in your forties you really appreciate what you do every day. Alex Zanardi, driver
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In comparison to an able-bodied person, it's incredible, the amount of extra resistance I have, in comparison to an able body. Alex Zanardi, driver
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Disabilities are a very relative condition, it is something that defines a situation, but if you can't jump over the problem then you can certainly go around it. Alex Zanardi, driver
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Everything I do through the course of my life, every day I do it with my arms, and it means that by using this muscle so much I have changed gradually the state of my muscle, turning my muscle into red fibers. Alex Zanardi, driver
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The accident for sure was one of the most important experiences of my life. During the course of my rehabilitation I had people who were exactly what I needed to be inspired. Alex Zanardi, driver
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It may look weird to an outsider to watch me jump out of the car basically walking on my arms. Of course, it's very easy for me. Alex Zanardi, driver
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You only recognize how good something is if you've been through the bad. Alex Zanardi, driver
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When my son was just a kid, I remember him going for a running race at school and winning and coming to hug me. I realized my heart was absolutely full of joy, there was no space left. Alex Zanardi, driver
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We all are limited in that none of us can fly and none of us can run faster than some animals, but we figure out a way to go to Tokyo if we have to, right? Or we run faster than an animal with a race car. Alex Zanardi, driver
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At the time I was asked if I would ever step back in a race car, but what was very important for me was to go into the bathroom and pee on my own, but I could not do that. I had to be helped. That was my number one priority. Alex Zanardi, driver
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Everybody is calling me crazy because I want to do the Ironman. I'm not doing it to win it. I'm doing it to finish it. I'm racing myself, not a particular field or group of people. Alex Zanardi, driver
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The first thought that will go through my mind in the morning when I open my eyes will be very much related to my current dreams, rather than to my past nightmares. Alex Zanardi, driver
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The best thing I can do is keep advertising myself by winning races. Alex Zanardi, driver
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After my crash I never doubted it would be hard but I would be lying to say this new life has been a surprise to me. Alex Zanardi, driver
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I guess, when I go there in the centre, when I do my rehabilitation, I look at the people with only one leg and I actually envy them because I'd love to have one leg. I guess the ones that only have one leg, they envy the ones that they are only missing one leg below the knee, and on and on. Alex Zanardi, driver
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I would not be who I am if I were not putting pressure on me to up the level of my game further. Alex Zanardi, driver
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I know that I am a lucky guy. I know that after an accident like the one I had, you know, only one guy out of a thousand can really go back home and still live. And I am that one. So I am totally aware of that. Alex Zanardi, driver
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I am out to prove that there are no obstacles for the disabled. Alex Zanardi, driver
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The memories are vague of the accident. I remember coming out of the pitlane with cruise control, letting it go and then losing control of the car. I remember my hands frantically operating the steering wheel trying to recover control of the car, then this big, big noise and nothing more. Alex Zanardi, driver
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I feel very lucky, I feel my life is a never-ending privilege. Alex Zanardi, driver
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If you train hard and work hard eventually you will gain results, and that is the real spirit of life. Alex Zanardi, driver
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I feel gifted for having the opportunity to compete in Daytona. Alex Zanardi, driver
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In para-cycling I am a veteran with Olympic medals now. Alex Zanardi, driver
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The first time the doctors put on my prosthetic legs they made me much taller than I'd ever been. I then remember the doctor saying 'we need to shorten this man' and we all were in hysterics. Alex Zanardi, driver
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I try to, pardon the expression, stay with my feet on the ground. Alex Zanardi, driver
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I enjoy being in the middle of my journey much more than being close to the end. Alex Zanardi, driver
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I got into hand-cycling to prove to myself that I could do it and get back into some form of competition, and now it's led to this. If someone had suggested a few years ago that I would be taking it to the Ironman, I would have asked them what they were smoking. Alex Zanardi, driver
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Whether it is a small thing or big one, step-by-step you can make things happen. Alex Zanardi, driver
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The U.S. is where I was given the greatest opportunity to turn my life from a very nice one to an exceptional one. Alex Zanardi, driver
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Vancouver has always been a place of mixed results for me. I've always been fast there, but I've never been able to collect the kind of result I could have. Alex Zanardi, driver
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My accident was the result of incredible fate, with me spinning in a place I shouldn't have, with a car coming at a speed it shouldn't have, and hitting me with the sharpest and strongest thing that it has, which is the nose, in the most vulnerable part of the car, which is between the side part and the front wheel. Alex Zanardi, driver
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I'm no different from other drivers - my talent is in my brain, not in my right foot. Alex Zanardi, driver
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Proving to my friends, family, and the people that I love that they were wrong - that in spite of my age and my lack of experience, I could change sport and achieve something really special - gives me a lot of satisfaction. Alex Zanardi, driver
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The perfect life is the combination of great moments and bad ones, and under that point of view, my life is fantastic, because I've certainly hit more than one bump. Alex Zanardi, driver
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My wife has always been positive. In the hospital my brother-in-law was trying to prepare her for the worst, but she said, 'Hold on, I don't want to hear that. He'll be all right. I'm going to ring BMW now and order a car with manual controls because the first thing he'll want to do when he leaves hospital is drive.' She knew her husband! Alex Zanardi, driver
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That's what I admire the most of my mom, that's she's so tough. Alex Zanardi, driver
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When I returned to the Touring Car championship, I got the team to create a special brake pedal that I could use with my prosthetic leg. Alex Zanardi, driver
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First time you step on these new legs, it's bloody hard. It's painful on your pelvic bones. But every day I get more of a feel for where my feet are. Alex Zanardi, driver
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After I finished racing in the United States, I received a lot of criticism for being dangerous, a little bit stupid, insane, you name it. Alex Zanardi, driver
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I finally returned to Lausitzring in 2003. The idea was to drive the 13 laps that I had been unable to complete because of the crash. I drove out and it was as if I was in the car the day before the accident. Alex Zanardi, driver
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I have to give this comment about the American people - they are very good fans. But they are very protective. I think they would prefer it if their great stars are born in America. They are the ones that only stay in the hearts of the fans. And that's understandable. Alex Zanardi, driver
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Obviously, my wife is very important, very important because in all this time she never watched me with that look that means 'I am sorry,' or that means 'poor you.' Alex Zanardi, driver
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It makes me feel great when I'm driving and talking to my wife, and I look in the mirror, and my son is sleeping in the back. Alex Zanardi, driver
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I'm just a very curious guy who has a lot of possibility. Alex Zanardi, driver
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I said I preferred Daytona to LeMans if I were to race. LeMans is a great event, don't get me wrong, but here in the U.S. is where I turned my life around, where I have a lot of friends, where I feel have my greatest following - not in terms of quantity but of quality - of racing fans. Alex Zanardi, driver
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