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Lewis Hamilton on Pressure

5 Oct 2024 · 1 min

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A short YouTube video clip (Fortitude 365, Oct 5, 2024) featuring Lewis Hamilton reflecting on pressure in competitive driving. Hamilton argues that self-imposed pressure is necessary to achieve greatness and to 'aim high,' while acknowledging it can become unhealthy — he cites a personal episode of isolating himself for three days when he was younger. The speaker balances ambition with caution about being "too hard on yourself."

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All US drivers, all US competitors, we. We do put a lot of pressure on ourselves. That's how we do what we do. And I don't think you can be particularly great without putting pressure on yourself in life. You've got to aim high. And, you know, if you fail and you're like, that's the greatest thing ever, you're really relaxed about it. I don't think you're ever going to naturally achieve what you can potentially achieve. Can you be too hard on yourself? For sure. And, you know, when I was, you know, there was a time I didn't leave my room for three days when I was his age. So I know what it's like, and that wasn't healthy for me.