JohnBisignanoonSenna39;sdeath

ForallthosepeopleinBrazil,forallhisfansallaroundtheworld,hewillalwaysbeyoung.AyrtonSennawillalwaysbefast.Hewillneverbeold.HewillalwaysbethechampionofBrazilandoftheworld.Thegrief,eventoday...,maybethegreateststatementIcanmakeaboutwhathedidwhenImeetaBraziliansoonafterthatIhavetosayquot;IknewAyrtonSennaandIinterviewedhimover100timesquot;.IwasonacruiseintheNileriver,andIwaswith33BraziliansonthiscruisewithmywifeandI.AndItoldoneofthemthatIinterviewedAyrtonSennaover100times.Sometimeduringthenextweek,everyoneofthoseBrazilianshadtocometome.TheyhadtotalktosomeonewhohadtalkedtoAyrton,evenhadtotouchsomeonewhohadtouched,whohadshakenhandswithAyrtonSenna.ItwaslikeIhadknownandtalkedtoandtouchedandshakenhandswithGod.Andtheyhadtodothesamethroughme.Thesewerethepeoplewhowere8or10yearsoldwhenAyrtonwonhischampionships.AndaschildrentheyweretaughtthatthisisoneofthegreatestmanthatlivedwithaBrazilianpassport.Whenyoudedicate15yearstoasport,youarewonderingdidyouspendthoseyearswiselyandIthinkIdid.AndIknewthatAyrtonSennathoughthehad.Canyouimagine?ImeanIwouldvelovedtoseeAyrtonwithchildrenandgrandchildrenoutonthebeach,butcanyouimaginehearingthatanewsreportquot;AyrtonSennadiesofcancerafteralongbattleoftheageof50quot;.Idontknow.Insomepoetic,unjustway,itwasalmostfitinthathediedinaracecar.————————————————————————————————Itisverysadabouthistragicdeath,however,IsortoffeelthesamewayasJohnBisignanodoes._________________________________________________________Hisself-absorptiondidnotprecludedeepfeelingsforhumanityandhedespairedovertheworldsills.Helovedchildrenandgavemillionsofhispersonalfortune(estimatedat$400millionwhenhedied)tohelpprovideabetterfuturefortheunderprivilegedinBrazil.Earlyin1994hespokeabouthisownfuture.quot;Iwanttolivefully,veryintensely.Iwouldneverwanttolivepartially,sufferingfromillnessorinjury.IfIeverhappentohaveanaccidentthateventuallycostsmylife,Ihopeithappensinoneinstant.quot;http://www.formula1.com/teams_and_drivers/hall_of_fame/45/