#66-Finding Creativity, Determination, Intensity
“I don't believe in good luck charms but I do believe in Providence."
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#65-Aura, Regret, and Extreme Technique
““My only topic was to say I want to do what I like.” - Richard Mille
#64-Stubborn, Determined, and Ferociously Optimistic... Claude Monet, Carl Benz, and The Babe
“Simplify, then add lightness." -Colin Chapman
#63-The Mother of the Automobile, The Babe, and A Jet Powered Life
“"I was on my own when I was thirteen," he continued. "When I look back, it's probably the greatest thing that ever happened to me.”
#62-How to Build a Car, Creating Emotion
“How can I do this differently, how can I do this better?”
#61-Willie Mays, The Lincoln Cent, and Aston Martin
"The Giants were paying him good money for a chance to get to the big leagues. He would have played for free.”
#60-The King of Coins, The Ruler of the Racetrack, and the Superstar Ballplayer
"Then came that terrific speed which the human eye cannot gauge." -Sportswriter describing the speed of Walter Johnson's pitching
#59-Larger than Life
"I turned the crank, the engine started to go putt, putt, putt, and music of the future sounded with regular rhythm." -Carl Benz, 1879
#58-Driven to Create
"To drive such a car is to glimpse the qualities of the production models of the distant future." -Gordon Wilkins
#57-The First Double Eagle
"I have made the discovery of a gold mine, which according to experiments we have made is extraordinarily rich.” -John Sutter
#56-Creating the Pagani Hypercar
"During work hours, I had to make a living. Therefore I was working on the car at night, early in the morning, and on the weekends. That's how the Zonda was born." -Horacio Pagani
#55-The 1822 Half Eagle
"To the collector’s zeal is now added a craving for knowledge and his cabinet becomes a powerful and valuable influence in favor of education.” -Virgil M. Brand
#54-Creating the Porsche 917
"'We hadn't had enough time, you know, long enough to stay with the problem and really understand it." -Test engineer Peter Falk
#53-The 1933 Double Eagle
"If bold action was not taken, it would mean the obliteration of the banking system."
#52-The McLaren F1 Supercar
"It would have to be not only the finest sports car the world had ever seen, but also the finest sports car the world was ever going to see." -Ron Dennis
#51-Mickey Mantle's Astonishing Rookie Year
"We did it, me and my dad. I was on my way back. The Yankees brought me up from Kansas City around the end of August." -Mickey Mantle
#50-The Amazing 1794 Silver Dollar
"And if the book proves to be helpful and useful to fellow collectors and dealers, I shall be graciously compensated.” - M.H. Bolender
#49-Creating Scuderia Ferrari
"The time had come for me to see how far I could get by my own efforts." -Enzo Ferrari
#48-The Art Dealer Who Saved Monet
"The richness I achieve comes from nature, the source of my inspiration." - Claude Monet
#47-The Amazing 1804 Draped Bust Silver Dollar
"Very many of the rare coins which now enrich other Cabinets were by great solicitation obtained from me. My facilities for collecting coins were remarkably good..." Matthew A. Stickney