जैसा कि कहा जाता है, मैं कोशिश करके असफल होना पसंद करूंगा बजाय इसके कि मैं कोशिश ही न करूँ।
I’d rather try and fail than not try at all, as they say.
I’d rather try and fail than not try at all, as they say.
मैंने लोगों को जरूरत से ज्यादा समय तक टिके रहते देखा था और मैं बिल्कुल नहीं चाहता था कि मेरे साथ भी ऐसा हो।
I’d seen people overstay their welcome and I didn’t want that to happen at all.
I’d seen people overstay their welcome and I didn’t want that to happen at all.
इस खेल में चोटिल होना आम बात है और जो भी इसमें उतरता है, वह इस बात को अच्छी तरह समझता है।
Being injured is something that happens in this sport. Anybody who gets into it understands that.
Being injured is something that happens in this sport. Anybody who gets into it understands that.
इन सालों में सबसे खूबसूरत बात यह रही है कि हर रेस में इतने सारे शुभचिंतकों से मिलकर ऐसा महसूस होता है कि इतने वर्षों में लोगों के साथ मेरा एक गहरा जुड़ाव बन गया है।
What’s really hit me over the years is that you go to every race and see all the well-wishers, and you really feel like you are connected with people after all these years.
What’s really hit me over the years is that you go to every race and see all the well-wishers, and you really feel like you are connected with people after all these years.
इस साल मेरा बेटा पोर्शे के साथ अपनी पहली 24-घंटे की रेस में हिस्सा ले रहा है।
My son is racing his first 24-hour this year with Porsche.
My son is racing his first 24-hour this year with Porsche.
रेस की दुनिया में मैं हमेशा जीतना चाहता था, और जीतने के लिए कभी-कभी बड़ा जोखिम उठाने को भी तैयार रहना पड़ता है।
In racing, I wanted to be a winner and to be a winner, you have to be willing to roll the dice.
In racing, I wanted to be a winner and to be a winner, you have to be willing to roll the dice.
मैं नहीं चाहता कि लोग मुझे सिर्फ औपचारिकताएं पूरी करने वाले इंसान के रूप में याद रखें।
I don’t want people to remember me going through the motions.
I don’t want people to remember me going through the motions.
जब मैं 1982 में आया था, तो इस रेस के चालकों की औसत उम्र करीब 40-41 साल थी। भीड़ बहुत कम होती थी, इनाम की रकम ज्यादा नहीं थी और मुकाबला भी इतना कड़ा नहीं था।
In 1982 when I showed up, the average age of the drivers in the series was something like 40, 41. The crowds were small. There was not much prize money. The competition wasn’t very tight.
In 1982 when I showed up, the average age of the drivers in the series was something like 40, 41. The crowds were small. There was not much prize money. The competition wasn’t very tight.
रेस से ठीक एक रात पहले मुझे नींद न आने की कभी कोई समस्या नहीं हुई।
I have never had problems sleeping the night before a race.
I have never had problems sleeping the night before a race.
एक ड्राइवर के तौर पर मैंने जहां सबसे ज्यादा सफलताएं हासिल कीं, वही जगह एक टीम ओनर के रूप में मेरी पहली जीत की गवाह बनेगी।
The place where I had so much success as a driver would be where I had my first win as a team owner.
The place where I had so much success as a driver would be where I had my first win as a team owner.
मुझे लगता है कि मैं सबसे ज्यादा उस आत्म-संतुष्टि को मिस करूंगा जो रेस से मिलती है, क्योंकि रेस में प्रतिक्रियाएं और परिणाम बहुत जल्दी मिलते हैं।
I guess it is the sense of personal satisfaction that racing gives you that I am probably going to miss, because in racing you get that feedback very quickly.
I guess it is the sense of personal satisfaction that racing gives you that I am probably going to miss, because in racing you get that feedback very quickly.
फैंस अच्छी तरह जानते हैं कि मैंने हमेशा अपना शत-प्रतिशत दिया है और हमें यह समझ थी कि कब रुक जाना चाहिए।
The fans know that I have been giving it my all and that we had the good judgment to when to say when.
The fans know that I have been giving it my all and that we had the good judgment to when to say when.
मुकाबले की भावना मेरे लिए हमेशा से बहुत मायने रखती है।
Competitiveness has been a big thing for me.
Competitiveness has been a big thing for me.
पिछले साल हमने तीन गाड़ियां उतारी थीं। हालांकि, हालात ऐसे बने कि हमें कुछ लोगों को नौकरी से निकालना पड़ा जिसका हमें बेहद अफसोस है, लेकिन परिस्थितियों के आगे हमारी मजबूरी थी।
We ran three cars last year. Unfortunately, as time went on, we did have to let a few people go, which we regretted, but just because of the situation.
We ran three cars last year. Unfortunately, as time went on, we did have to let a few people go, which we regretted, but just because of the situation.
मैं उन लम्हों को बहुत मिस करूंगा—जब आप किसी मोड़ को बाकी सबकी तुलना में सबसे बेहतरीन तरीके से पार करते हैं, कोई शानदार क्वालिफाइंग लैप लगाते हैं, कोई बेहतरीन ओवरटेक करते हैं, या फिर किसी दुर्घटनाग्रस्त गाड़ी को भी सुरक्षित फिनिश लाइन तक ले आते हैं।
I am going to miss that time when you take that corner better than anybody else could have taken it on that lap or you do that great qualifying lap or you make that great pass or you bring a crippled car home.
I am going to miss that time when you take that corner better than anybody else could have taken it on that lap or you do that great qualifying lap or you make that great pass or you bring a crippled car home.
डेटोन प्रोटोटाइप्स की संख्या वाकई बहुत ज्यादा है।
There’s a tremendous number of the Daytona Prototypes.
There’s a tremendous number of the Daytona Prototypes.
जाहिर है, यह बहुत जरूरी है कि तीनों गाड़ियां इस प्रोग्राम में अपना पूरा योगदान दें। मुझे लगता है कि यही वजह है कि पिछले कुछ सालों में इंडी (Indy) में हमारा प्रदर्शन इतना शानदार रहा है।
Obviously it’s critical that the three cars are able to contribute to the program. I think that certainly has given much of the reason as to why we did so well at Indy over the last several years.
Obviously it’s critical that the three cars are able to contribute to the program. I think that certainly has given much of the reason as to why we did so well at Indy over the last several years.