Racing Quotes

I've tried everything other than jumping out of a plane, but nothing gives you an adrenaline rush like racing a car.

For me to train and get ready for racing, I can't just sit in the gym all the time and that's the way it is. Responsibility starts and stops with me. My main gig is grand prix driving, that's what I do and I need to keep that in the forefront of my mind.

I just always dreamed of racing cars, but I didn't think I could do it as a living.

I feel that after all those horrible reviews and jokes, I wasn't crazy all these years to stand up for the music I believe in. This album has proven that somewhere in the human race, the human heart is still racing and breaking and I am so grateful.

The profession of book writing makes horse racing seem like a solid, stable business.

Experience has taught me how important it is to just keep going, focusing on running fast and relaxed. Eventually it passes and the flow returns. It's part of racing.

Horse racing is animated roulette.

The only sport I'm not interested in is horse racing. That's because I don't know the horses personally.

On Memorial Day, I was out floating on Lake Norman and came across Denny Hamlin. We struck up a conversation, and one of the first things we were talking about was how much it helped him when he started racing the Cup car and how much it helped his Nationwide program.

I would have probably stolen cars - it would have given me the same adrenaline rush as racing.

Ski racing, especially downhill, is a dangerous activity and there are many accidents. It would be really too bad to lose everything because of a crash.

Since I started in motor racing I've worked with people from all over the world. We are all here to go racing and prejudice will never play any part in that.

If NASCAR racing gets any more exciting, I may not be able to stand it.

I thought: This is not racing, it's a suicide mission.

Fitness will be a major factor in the first race and I think that will play into the hands of drivers who have been racing recently, rather than people like me who haven't raced properly for a decade. I'am not one of the favourites to start with.

A difference of opinion is what makes horse racing and missionaries.

I will drive flat out all the time. I love racing.

My team has been very unreceptive about the fact that I consistently show them that I train slightly differently than they do, that I consistently show them that I am in better shape for ski racing than anyone else on the team.