Murray Walker Quotes

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Murray Walker

Profession : Entertainer

Birth : October 10, 1923

I'm a car fanatic and each morning I wake up with a smile on my face, whether I'm commentating on the Formula One or at Silver Hatch racetrack in Roary the Racing Car.

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That's history. I say history because it happened in the past.

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You can cut the tension with a cricket stump.

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There's nothing wrong with the car except that it's on fire.

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The lead car is unique, except for the one behind it which is identical.

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Anything happens in Grand Prix racing, and it usually does.

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And now, excuse me while I interrupt myself.

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With half the race gone, there is half the race still to go.

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I don't make mistakes. I make prophecies which immediately turn out to be wrong.

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IF is a very long word in Formula One; in fact, IF is F1 spelled backwards.

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He can't decide whether to leave his visor half open or half closed.

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You might not think that's cricket, and it's not, it's motor racing.

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Schumacher wouldn't have let him past voluntarily. Of course he did it voluntarily, but he had to do it.

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Well, now we have exactly the same situation as at the beginning of the race, only exactly opposite.

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I should imagine that the conditions in the cockpit are totally unimaginable.

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This circuit is interesting because it has inclines and declines. Not just up, but down as well.

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Even in five years time, he will still be four years younger than Damon Hill.

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It is a huge honour to be recognised as the world's best commentator, particularly against so many sporting greats.

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Eight minutes past the hour here in Belgium - and presumably eight minutes past the hour everywhere in the world.

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I'm in my usual state up here in the commentary box: high tension, heart beating like a trip hammer, whatever that is.

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