It ain’t braggin’ if you can back it up.

You have to keep your ego in check in this sport.

The only way to run up front is to work harder than the other guys.

You have to be willing to take risks.

You have to be hungry for success.

Winning is addictive. Once you get a taste of it, you can’t settle for anything less.

The greatest satisfaction comes from proving doubters wrong. That’s what fuels my fire.

The car is the star.

Sometimes you have to lose a race to win a championship.

I’m proud of my past, but I’m not stuck in it.

Excuses are for losers. Winners find a way to get it done, no matter what.

I’ve never been afraid to take chances.

There’s a fire inside me that just won’t die. It’s what keeps me going, always striving for more.

It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog.

Pain is temporary, but pride lasts forever.

The thrill of winning is unmatched by anything else.

Powerful ideas are just in your pocket.

I always wanted to be the best, not the second best.

Luck is for people who don’t have the skill or the will to win.

The car’s actually running better than I am.

If you can’t win, be prepared to be satisfied with giving your best effort.

I’m not the fastest driver, but I’m good at picking the right team to go with.

Racing is a battleground. You have to fight for every inch, every position.

To be a winner, you have to believe you are a winner.

If it was easy, everybody would be doing it.

The only difference between a rut and a grave is the depth.

Racing is a matter of spirit not strength.

Pressure is what you feel when you don’t know what you’re doing.

I’m not interested in second place. I race to win.

You win some, you lose some, you wreck some.

The road to success is always under construction.

If you have everything under control, you’re not moving fast enough.

If you have a bad day in racing, you have to figure out what went wrong and move on.

You gotta be able to take a hit and keep on going.

Driving a race car is like dancing with a chainsaw.

To finish first, you must first finish.

You win some, you lose some. But you live, you live to fight another day.

I’m not a legend; I’m just a hard-working man.

I guess John Wayne would be one. I just respected the way he acted.

I’m no where as tough as my father. I really think that I am more open to change than he was.

My dad was very successful running midgets in Texas. Then, his two drivers ran into some bad luck. People started saying that Daddy had lost his touch. That it was the cars and not the drivers. I wanted to race just to prove all those people wrong.