Jacky Ickx Quotes

I know what it's like to go very fast on motorcycles. Those moments, they stay with you.

It wasn't until I went to college and I got my first motorcycle that I understood the thrill of speed.

A lot of fans know that I love motorcycles. That's a big love of mine. I could spend days on the bike if I had the time.

My mother told me you marry whoever you want to, as long as you are happy. My parents are very accommodating, and I know they will always support me.

Short-circuit racing is full of health and safety, but the reason I ride a motorbike is because of the danger, and there is no place more dangerous than the TT.

Those extreme-sports kids today are good, but they have it easy. Try falling off of a motorcycle going 70 or 80 miles per hour on asphalt. Believe me, nothing equals it.

I'm not the biggest motorcycle fan - they're cool and a lot of fun, but they're scary as well!

I have been off the motorcycles for about 20 years now, but that doesn't mean I can't still do it.

You don't suffer, kill yourself and take the risks I take just for money. I love bike racing.

My buddy David Wells is a big motorcycle guy, so when I go visit him in San Diego, he takes me out on his bike. He's got some antique Indians. I never really rode during my career, because I was afraid I'd fall off and ruin my career.

I grew up on two wheels in the dirt.

There isn't a lot written about the motorcycle culture.

My mom was always keen I stayed in school and got good grades, and she was always keen for me to do medicine. I used to go to drama classes when I was younger, and she would always take me. But when I got to an age when I decided it was what I wanted to do, when she accepted it, she had actually been the most supportive person ever.

I've got a really great family round me, two sisters and an older brother and my mum and dad. Everybody's equal.

Fortunately, I grew up in a family that was grounded. My mother and father knew how to guide my career and look out for my best interests.

I have a really good family. I'm lucky to have people who support me and love me in my life.

My parents have always been cool. They even became surrogates to friends of mine who didn't have such supportive parents.

I would say that my parents were supportive of me.

We need government policies that will strengthen families and encourage people to have more children.

My parents were an ordinary East End family and very supportive - they would have supported me no matter what I wanted to do.

I know a little bit about motorcycles and motorcycle riding.

My mum is an artist. I guess that helps; she's very supportive.

My dad had a Vincent Black Shadow, which was a quite particular thing: it was the fastest cycle of its era... It sparked a world for me; when I was old enough, I got a motorcycle.

Eventually, I grew out of my interest in motorcycles because they're quite dangerous. I don't ride them anymore. But I have this history.

Mum and Dad were both happy for me to do what I wanted.