Sometimes I think I could have got some better results if I had a different mentality; if I could have pushed hard and attacked. But then I would have had a good chance of making a mistake.

So in fact the only thing you can judge in this sport its the longterm. You can judge a career or a season, but not one race.

The people who criticise you will not be the ones taking care of your legs when you are in your wheelchair. People who never drove a car in these conditions, they just don't know.

I think maybe the English don't want to try something and look stupid, because they are a bit reserved.

Do you know, why I really love my helmet that much? Because it makes me 15 centimetres taller!

You can't always have the best team. It's always a compromise.

In 1980 I finished three or four times in seventh place.