I'll always remember that drivers' meeting, the faces in there, beyond the drivers, was pretty impressive. I still have that money clip that Richard handed out that day to all the drivers with their starting position. I wasn't that proud at the moment, because I started 21st. But I'll remember that forever.

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You've got to be the best person you can be in your life.

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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.

Jeff Gordon

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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.

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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.

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Either you focus, or you hit something really hard.

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I don't feel I'm a step above anyone on this team. I'm just another link in the chain.

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Our fans would never waste good beer by pouring it on us.

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There's no greater feeling than winning a race.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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No matter what happens, I'll always say that I've had a wonderful life.

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The business model of racing is not a pretty one.

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