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My wife loves football, but I think she's resigned to the fact that I'll never make it there.
I don't have any feeling of accomplishment about anything unless there's a lot of risk to it.
I love technology - yes, I have fallen in love with older cars, but I'm all for new technology.
I don't remember as a kid wanting to do or be anything else but drive something, be a race driver.
What I learned is that in business you must make decisions based on facts, not react with your heart.
A goal isn’t something you just arrive at and stop. You have to stay curious and hungry and foolish...
Speed is relative. You have to live it. You can't just jump into it. You have to live it all the time.
I had no problems staying motivated because things that were happening were things I looked forward to.
Quite honestly, I treat myself with cars I really want to drive, and I have some flexibility to do that.
The man upstairs is pushing the buttons, and if your name happens to be on that button, well, thank you.
I lived the true American dream, because I was able to pursue what I set as my goals at a very young age.
A father-son relationship is strong, like no other teammates. You could be straightforward with one another.
Nobody is born with a steering wheel or a gear shift in his hand. It's something you choose to do or you don't.
Motor racing is like one big family, ultimately, and when you come back to it, that's really what it feels like.
It is amazing how many drivers, even at the Formula One Level, think that the brakes are for slowing the car down.
I don't have many superstitions, just dumb things I don't talk about. I will not sign an autograph with a green pen.
Sometimes you have to bring back only the steering wheel so the car owner will know that you're giving it all you have.
Love what you do. Believe in your instincts. And you'd better be able to pick yourself up and brush yourself off every day.
I go to bed is around 11, and I do that for every race. I get good sleep. I don't lie awake for any race. That's my routine.
If the Indy Racing League didn't have the Indianapolis 500, do you think it would have lasted more than six months? No chance.
My last race was at Le Mans in 2000, my first race was in 1959, so I dodged a lot of bullets along the way, I can tell you that.
At Indy, we are the NASA of the production-car world, and that's clearly why manufacturers are involved - it's such a good testbed.
In the U.S., we really have fallen short of road-racing facilities that have kept up with the times, unfortunately, but it's a fact.
If you don't come walking back to the pits every once in a while holding a steering wheel in your hands, you're not trying hard enough
My biggest concern during a race is getting bored. The biggest thing I have to combat is falling asleep while going around and around.
Speed takes a little bit of getting used to, but rules have to be followed. At any speed, the more you run, the more you get used to it.
I think social media really is a great tool. It fascinates me when I tweet something and right away you get a response almost immediately.
I think it's counterproductive in many ways to pretend to know things you don't. You surround yourself with people who are the real experts.
When you are losing it can seem like there is a black cloud following you around, but like they say there is a silver lining in every cloud.
The United States is the only country where a driver can have a successful career - either in stock cars or IndyCar - and he won't need a passport.
I’ve always said I didn’t have a Plan B in life. I was in pursuit of my dream from the very beginning. It’s all about desire and passion. At all costs.
I'm so thankful that I've had such a long and uninterrupted [knocks wood] career... I count my blessings every day for that because it was so fulfilling.
I've always said, 'I didn't have a Plan B in life.' I was in pursuit of my dream from the very beginning. It's all about desire and passion. At all costs.
The day of parochialism in sports is over. The world is too small for what people like to call 'the good old days.' Fans want the best, wherever they come from.
Whatever the changes, from one era to the next, Pocono has maintained its character and significance to me, and it always will. My family shares this sentiment.
You can't take a vacation from speed. I probably could have taken more time off and not driven in all the different disciplines, but I wanted to drive, drive and drive.
Al Unser Sr. was one of the smartest drivers I've ever raced against. And I often said, I wish I could've had some of his patience. I know it would have worked for me many times.
In NASCAR, you can do a lot of banging around and get pretty serious and even get yourself upside down. All of those things can happen - and then you give an interview two seconds later.
You should never get away from where the real foundation of Formula One has been, which is Europe. Of course, there is nothing wrong with the expansion to countries like Asia, China, Malaysia.
Desire is the key to motivation, but it's the determination and commitment to unrelenting pursuit of your goal - a commitment to excellence - that will enable you to attain the success you seek.
The first time I fired up a car, felt the engine shudder and the wheel come to life in my hands, I was hooked. It was a feeling I can't describe. I still get it every time I get into a race car.
All of the courses that run through real streets are very demanding. There is no room for error, no shoulders to lean on. If you go off the road, you're into somebody's shop-window or front porch.
There is so much more demand for Formula One than it can supply. You have governments investing in circuits all over the world, and the private sector sometimes has a tough time competing with that.
Sebastian Vettel's brilliant talent will ultimately come forth and he'll continue to show what he's capable of. I will never ever degrade Vettel's ability. Sooner or later, he'll prove anyone so wrong
From a prestige standpoint, the U.S. needs to host Formula 1. And I think Formula 1, they know they need the U.S. as well. So many companies that are global are based in the United States support Formula 1.
From the driver's standpoint I had the same horrors, the same satisfactions, the same everything. The speed is relative. It's faster and things are happening quicker, but you have the equipment to handle it.
As far as I'm concerned, Parnelli Jones was the greatest driver of his era. He had aggressiveness and also a finesse that no one else possessed. And he won with everything he put his hands on, including off-road.
You do a period of go-karting until you're at the age of qualifying for a ride in a 'school-kart,' then you qualify for driving school. And several of the driving schools have a competition series for their own students.
I see all these old people who don't have anything to do but eat, drink and sleep. I will never say 'retired' because that's such a finality that I don't want to be part of my life. I'll work until they throw me in a box.
There's something special about racing in real streets. The 'artificial' circuits have a certain sameness to them. But every race conducted on real streets has a character of its own - Barcelona, Monaco, and now Long Beach.