Martin Svoboda

“I would rather remember even if sometimes it can be very painful.”

“Average acting is like jerking without an orgasm.”

“Perfection? Being the most human you can be.”

“The sound of the human voice is the best of nature but only if it comes out from the feelings.”

“Follow your body because most of the time it knows where to go.”

“Sometimes I wonder if it does exist such a thing called personality.”

“We know how we were born, but know not how we will die.”

“I want to be spontaneous like a wild animal”

“Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other.”

“Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it’s worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains.”

“I see myself as the mind of the business which takes care of every last detail; if you do not do this you cannot be fast enough.”

“Ultimately, an aircraft owner does not want to have to deal with all the intricate details which are necessary for the business.”

“I am someone who places great value on the detail. That was always the case, even in my days as a racing driver.”

“Whenever there is discussion, I make it clear that I do not want any grey zones, just black and white.*
Grey zones do not interest me at all.”

“I always want to know whether the customers are satisfied; customer satisfaction is, after all, my ultimate goal!”

“I see myself as a classic middle market entrepreneur, and this is the role I fulfil.”

“I was really proud that I was named after Thomas Edison and wanted to be called Edson. I thought Pele sounded horrible. It was a rubbish name. Edson sounded so much more serious and important.”

“I used to tease the other kids because I played better than them. Then my father said, Come here. Don’t do this with the kids, because God gave you the gift to play football. You didn’t do anything.”

“The reason the sport has grown so big, I think, is that it’s not only for rich people. It’s not just for big people—size doesn’t exclude people. Everyone can participate. That’s why it’s become so popular worldwide. You don’t need to have any special quality in particular to play.”