Max Verstappen Quotes

If you can be funny, it means you're intelligent. Your brain is working fast.

Probably the best caddies are the smartest ones and the ones that are switched on mentally more than some of the others maybe.

I'm no different from other drivers - my talent is in my brain, not in my right foot.

Of course the job has a lot of glamour. But it really is about being smarter than your average bear. Your mind is your best weapon. It's great when you're a good shot with an AK-47, but it's about being clever.

These guys are playing checkers. I'm out here playing chess. When they figure it out, it's too late.

I was about 11 or 12 when I started, playing against bigger players. I would use my speed to get out of trouble.

There's always going to be a way for me to go around a defense or play mind games and find a way to win.

You have to think and act quickly. You have to quickly come up with a solution to beat a player, because most of the time, you are in a one-v-one.

I'm mentally agile.

I'm not as athletic as some guys, so I have to counter that with a tremendous brain that thinks the game.

Wits always win, man, in the battle of brain versus brawn.

Sometimes I can switch into clever mode.

Football's always been cerebral. The most important thing is thinking fast.

I like players that play off IQ.

With my intellect, I'm somebody who can think fast, think on my feet and can think under pressure.

I had the brain for football, but I didn't have the height. So I started using my brain to overcome those weaknesses and discovered football isn't just about size or power: it's about what's up there. That was the making of me.

Basketball players can adapt to any situation.

In my mind, the speed of the game is mental.

The most important 6 inches on the battlefield is between your ears.

When there's something we weren't prepared for on the football field, you have to be able to use your mind, be creative, communicate, get lined up and get ready to do the play, get ready to execute.

Decisions need to be made in milliseconds out on the field, and you need to almost know what the other guy is thinking and exactly what he's going to do.

He's extremely clever and I learn always so much when I fight with Lewis. He always knows exactly what you are going to do next with his experience, and that's what makes him so good on track with the battles. He's not very aggressive, always very correct, but always very good to anticipate what you are going to do.

Of course I am tough, but I am smart, too. I'm more smart than tough. People watching my record and say that this guy is tough. This is not about tough; this is about mind. You think when you fight. This is about everything.

The kick [of comedy] is to think quickly. It's a great kick.

You must have a twinkle in your eye, a naughtiness - and the audience must realize your mind is working faster than your words.