Which are your favorite Vijay Mallya quotes?
Vijay Mallya is an Indian businessman and politician. He is best known for his former position as a member of the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of India, the Rajya Sabha.
Mallya is a brilliant businessman. Through his successful business ventures, he has notably received some of the most prestigious awards a businessman could ever achieve, including being appointed as Entrepreneur of the Year by The Asian Awards and as a ‘Global Leader for Tomorrow’ by the World Economic Forum.
Here’s a collection of the most motivational Vijay Mallya quotes:
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40 Motivational Vijay Mallya Quotes About Success
1. “I’m not a T.G.I.F. guy. I get off a plane at 2 o’clock in the morning and I’m looking for my secretary because I want to know what’s going on.” – Vijay Mallya
2. “I am pretty tough as a boss.” – Vijay Mallya
3. “We are racing against huge car manufacturers and we need to be realistic about what we can achieve with our own resources.” – Vijay Mallya
4. “I run my own world because I very firmly believe that my destiny, my future, is in my hands, and I don’t want to blame anybody else for the path that I take.” – Vijay Mallya
5. “It’s not quite right to be sitting outside India and to be judging what is happening in India.” – Vijay Mallya
6. “Being an independent team brings positives and negatives. One positive is that we can choose our engine, and the alliance we have with Mercedes has proved to be an excellent strategic decision.” – Vijay Mallya
7. “At age 26, I was chairman of UB Group but living like a 26-year-old. I lived my age. Which youngster doesn’t like a Ferrari? Which youngster doesn’t like a good time?… but my contemporaries were R. S. Goenka and Dhirubhai Ambani, captains of the industry but twice my age. You wouldn’t necessarily expect them to be driving around in Ferraris.” – Vijay Mallya
8. “Banks are there to support businesses that have justifiable needs.” – Vijay Mallya
9. “I work hard and I play hard, too. There is nothing wrong with that.” – Vijay Mallya
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10. “We might not be able to win the race, but we can punch above our weight and achieve exceptional results.” – Vijay Mallya
11. “Our culture in India is not a culture where we grudge each other.” – Vijay Mallya
12. “I think it is better when people with their own businesses and means of income join politics as there is some degree of honesty and integrity.” – Vijay Mallya
13. “We tried our best to buy Dhoni during IPL 1 but unfortunately failed to do so.” – Vijay Mallya
14. “One of India’s biggest advantages is our young demographic and that we have a youthful population that is indeed our future.” – Vijay Mallya
15. “If you want India to lower tariffs and facilitate more free trade, then I think Indian producers also have a right to enter the European market.” – Vijay Mallya
16. “Rather than spend millions getting film stars, I am quite happy to be brand ambassador myself.” – Vijay Mallya
17. “I’m extremely proud of how far the team has come in the last 10 years.” – Vijay Mallya
18. “I do not believe in hypocrisy.” – Vijay Mallya
19. “Any serious airline has to look at a worldwide network.” – Vijay Mallya
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20. “These privileged manufacturer teams also benefit from beneficial prize money arrangements, which further widen the gulf to the independent teams.” – Vijay Mallya
21. “I live the way I want to live, and I don’t comment on the way that other people live.” – Vijay Mallya
22. “I’m satisfied and proud of the job we are doing, but hungry for even better results and podiums.” – Vijay Mallya
23. “I’m no hardened criminal who the authorities need to hunt.” – Vijay Mallya
24. “My father was very clear; I had to have an ordinary upbringing. I was put to work as a lowly paid trainee after college. I didn’t like it at the time, but I can’t help but feel that that was probably the best thing for me.” – Vijay Mallya
25. “In 2008, we were at the back of the grid and now we are the established fourth-placed team. That’s a huge achievement and it has been incredibly satisfying to achieve these results – beating teams such as Williams, Renault, and McLaren in the process.” – Vijay Mallya
26. “Everybody keeps saying that India’s a poor country. Yes, we have poverty. But I blame the government of India, the political establishment, for their failure to educate and therefore their failure to control the poverty.” – Vijay Mallya
27. “At the moment there is a huge gulf that we need to close on the top three teams, but I’m still proud that we are ‘best of the rest’.” – Vijay Mallya
28. “We have broken the shackles of conservative socialism. The growing middle classes want the kind of standard of living you enjoy in the West. So what I’m selling is a lifestyle.” – Vijay Mallya
29. “A more equitable sharing of the prize fund would allow other teams, including Force India, to compete on a more equal footing. Until this is addressed, it’s unlikely we will see independent teams fighting for race wins every week.” – Vijay Mallya
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30. “I’m a person who promotes the concept of accountability to a great extent, and I’ve spoken in the Parliament and reinforced the need for accountability.” – Vijay Mallya
31. “I spend my own money, not other people’s money.” – Vijay Mallya
32. “I am an honest, straight guy.” – Vijay Mallya
33. “I live life what I consider to be normal.” – Vijay Mallya
34. “I am an Indian to the core.” – Vijay Mallya
35. “If you work for a team, you have a different view, if you own a team you have a radically different view.” – Vijay Mallya
36. “Whenever I do something, it is rooted in the Indian opportunity.” – Vijay Mallya
37. “India has given me everything. It has made me Vijay Mallya.” – Vijay Mallya
38. “The goal for the future is to maintain our position and start closing the gap to the teams ahead of us.” – Vijay Mallya
39. “I don’t like to leave anything unfinished on my desk before I travel.” – Vijay Mallya
40. “I think that the poorest of the poor… look up to wealthy and successful Indians with some degree of respect and pride.” – Vijay Mallya
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