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.
If I would go up on a high note, Eddie would want a low one. That's how petty the situation had become.
The Daytona 500 is a big race, and Darlington is just as big of an event, and a lot of people get excited for it.
Is my strike zone bigger than others? Yeah. It might be bigger than others, but I don't have a problem with it.
I count my blessings every day, quite honestly, because I take nothing for granted.
My wife loves football, but I think she's resigned to the fact that I'll never make it there.
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.
Since I've been in the U.S. I've lost the back of my heart, 15 ft. of intestine and my marriage - and God, I miss my intestine.
The average person doesn't understand what a stem cell is. There's a lack of health literacy in our nation. So the public can't really get into this dialogue because they don't understand the complexity of stem cells, not the faith-based approach, no...
As a singer, I just want to try to honor what the writers create - and as someone who's trying to write songs, I just hope I can stand in their company and not embarrass myself.
You don't have to worry about whether the car is set up right or not, you know it is, and it's down to you. Ultimately, that's what every driver wants.
You are going in one second the length of a football field. That means you brain is receiving information from your body what the car is doing physically, bumping, balance, performance.
Driving will never be away from me - I can't just give it up. It's all I've ever done, and there's something about being in that car.
I feel comfortable around every driver out there and each driver is in charge of their own car, but you feel very secure racing the competition out there.
I've got a great relationship with my dad, but I can imagine how annoying it would be if I had to move back into his house.
It's just really hard to work and get better, building and planning for the future with the new Monte Carlo and keeping the race team intact and keeping them healthy.
My life as a professional athlete has allowed me the opportunity to visit and live in many different places and meet many interesting and diverse people.
It's no different than anything else in anybody else's life. Doesn't matter how simple or complex. There are days you hate it and days you love it.
Of course there are moments that you wonder how long you should be doing it because there are other aspects which are not nice, of this lifestyle. But I just love winning.
I don't think I'm a celebrity. I'm just a guy from east Texas who loves cars and airplanes.
My proudest moments are beating Ferrari for the World Championship in 1965, and working with Ford to win Le Mans in 1966 and 1967.
