Rick Mears

“To finish first, you must first finish.”

“Power is nothing without control.”

“The best way to make a small fortune in racing is to start with a large one.”

“Pressure is something you put on yourself. It's not something that's brought on by other people.”

“The older I get, the faster I was.”

“It's a chess game on wheels.”

“I always felt that the car was an extension of my body.”

“Luck is when preparation meets opportunity.”

“My goal was always to be in a position to win at the end.”

“It's not about being the fastest on one lap. It's about being the fastest over 500 miles.”

“You have to have a lot of respect for the track. It can bite you at any time.”

“I've always been a guy that enjoys the qualifying process. I love that one lap where you're on the edge.”

“You learn from your mistakes. The key is to not make the same one twice.”

“We run a different race. I'm not trying to be the quickest all the time. I'm trying to be the smartest.”

“I was never a guy that hung it out to be the fastest in practice.”