Jeff Gordon
I just feel rejuvenated in such a big way because of these race cars I get to drive.Collection: Car
So much of my life is spent just focused on driving race cars.Collection: Car
In NASCAR, you don't have to be as physically strong as in some other forms of racing. You've just got to be able to endure the heat and endurance of it.
You've got to be the best person you can be in your life.
You are going to make choices and decisions that sometimes aren't going to always work in your favor and they are going to upset some other people.
I think fear is what keeps us from going over the edge. I mean, as a race car driver, I don't think what makes a good race car driver is a fearless person. I think it's somebody that is comfortable being behind the wheel of something that's somewhat out of control.
I don't like to get beat in anything!
When you're in a race car, you're going through so many different emotions throughout that race.
You may be leading, then you might be at the back of the pack trying to work your way up. It's just a constant reminder not to give up, and to know that God, in my mind, is really in control.
I want to force the other drivers to find a way past me.
I don't feel I'm a step above anyone on this team. I'm just another link in the chain.
I'll do a little prayer here and there if I feel the need to.
I still think we have a great shot at this championship.
I want to race as long as I'm having fun, it's competitive and healthy, and who knows when that, you know, date comes when that's not happening anymore.
I'm just another link in the chain.
There's no greater feeling than winning a race.
The business model of racing is not a pretty one.
When you've got the Daytona 500 out there at stake and everything riding on the line, guys go for it, and the guys that go for it are the ones that are either going to win or they're going to wreck.
You know, sometimes guys work with other guys because they're buddies off the track, not necessarily because they're buddies on the track. Sometimes you've got that going against you or for you.
My career in racing started at a very young age in California.
I think driving in New York is a great experience. A lot more racing techniques go into it than anyplace else I've ever driven. There basically are no lanes.
As I get older, my appreciation for wine has just increased. I fell in love with wine through my travels, but knowing what the wine country is all about definitely makes it my own.
I think perception is important.
In California, especially Northern California, the fans really cheer for me.
My image lends itself a little bit more to the modern fan, sometimes more toward the kids, and I guess more toward the wine drinkers... I mean, I have my own wine, and fans love to pull for people they relate to.
We have to keep our fans watching not just at home on TV but here at the racetrack too. This is where you sell people on the speed and excitement of racing.
Either you focus, or you hit something really hard.Collection: Focus
Racing is not what I like to do; it's winning.Collection: Winning
For some reason, no matter what happens in my life, I always seem to have a piece of my heart that says everything is going to be okay.Collection: Heart
No matter what happens, I'll always say that I've had a wonderful life.Collection: Matter
Being up front is the only place to be.Collection: Fronts
I'm not a robot; I have a personality and I have emotions. I have a humorous side to me and an angry side to me.Collection: Humorous
Our fans would never waste good beer by pouring it on us.Collection: Beer
In our business, just getting to 40 means something...that's why I think sometimes you have to just live in the moment. You have to enjoy life to its fullest.Collection: Mean
Yeah, I've made some mistakes. Every guy makes mistakes.Collection: Mistake
If somebody tells me, 'You have to pass that car right there,' I guarantee you I'm going to step up the aggressiveness to a whole other level and that may mean beating and banging. But until it calls for that moment, I'm not expecting to go out there and just beat and bang for no reason.Collection: Mean
I feel like I'm getting to be a better driver every day.Collection: Feels
I thought long and hard about my future this past year and during the offseason, and I've decided 2015 will be the last time I compete for a championship.Collection: Past
Because the sport has changed, competition is not only stronger but it's deeper throughout the field than it's ever been. It's harder to win.Collection: Sports
There are certain times when you can maybe intimidate certain people to force them to make a mistake. There are other people you know that you've got to make a clean pass. I try to make clean passes. That's something that I've been doing since I was 7 years old and that's the way I like to do it. It doesn't mean I always do it that way, but that's the way I prefer to do it.Collection: Mistake
I saw the wreck on TV in the hauler when I was getting dressed to leave. I thought, 'Oh, he'll be fine.' It didn't look like that type of an accident. I remember walking to the bus lot, seeing Teresa walk by. She definitely had a look on her face that I had not seen on her face before.Collection: Looks
I'm not a fighter, trust me. But I am someone who can get angry. I have a temper at times. Sometimes it gets the best of you no matter how you manage it.Collection: Matter
You're still going to see accidents, you always will. Especially towards the closing laps of a race.Collection: Race
Funds raised create hope for kids with cancer. Research is our top priority for discovering a cure.Collection: Cancer
As fast as we're going these days, especially because of the aerodynamics, we're all concerned about abusing tires. It's so fast that you're afraid of what you're going to do to the tires.Collection: Aerodynamics
I don't feel like I've really changed. Maybe I have let people see more of me than in the past.Collection: Past
I definitely get pumped up when I hear a crowd cheering for me.Collection: Cheer
Ever since I've been racing, I've always been the young guy.Collection: Guy
I've been racing a long time, and I realize you go through good streaks and bad streaks.Collection: Long