“[T]he race is long - to finish first, first you must finish.”
Source: The Art of Racing in the Rain
“First, you have to finish.”
Michael Schumacher (2001) after winning the Monaco Grand Prix in 2001: Cited in: Anthony D. Manning, Tony Manning (2002) Gift of Leadership. p. 37
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