Top 100 Quotes & Sayings by Bubba Wallace

The encounters I had were very few, but they were powerful. The negative encounters I've had with law enforcement were very few, but they stood out.

Times get tough sometimes, you lose cool. At the end of the day it is one of the most demanding and grueling sports.

That's how I was taught. That's how I was raised, to ignore the stupidity, continue on and do what I need to do.

You try to be the best you can and sometimes it ain't damn good enough.

I've stood for the national anthem ever since grade school. It's a patriotic thing for me. I understand what Colin Kaepernick and others are doing, but it's not for me.

For me, it's always been to be on your toes about everything no matter what you do - my mom and dad always stressed that to me.

It's like Richard Petty always said, 'Racing isn't the job. That's where we get away from our job.' That's where we go out and have fun and get away from the madness. No one can bother you in there. There's no phones, no interviews - it's just you, driving.

No matter what faces you in life, always look up to God, and he will guide the way. You just have to walk that path very stern, and very proud.

I enjoy watching those reality shows.

Everybody should live their lives to the fullest with no hassles, no hold-backs, no matter what age, what color you are... I don't have an issue talking about it, taking the forefront of it.

We have a lot of guys from different backgrounds in pit crews and even in the front offices of NASCAR and race teams.

My mom told me, every weekend, always stay positive no matter what the circumstances. Stuff's gonna go down. It's not gonna be your race. Media is gonna take the bad before the good.

We're all equal. We were all made the same.

There should be no individual that is uncomfortable showing up to our events to have a good time with their family that feels some type of way about something they have seen, an object they have seen flying.

I used to go out there and think I've got to do this to help better the sport - I've got to go out there and run top five and try to win a race. Now I just go out there and do my best, and hopefully it settles it.

Black lives matter just as much as White lives matter, just as much as Hispanic lives matter.

I definitely feel like I'm carrying on the legacy of the Scott family. What Wendell had to go through was extremely difficult, but he kept racing, kept fighting. Part of him will be with me when I'm out on the track.

I shoot with a Canon 5D Mark III.

I've already got 10,000 more eyes on me because I am of color and they're going to see what I can do in the top series. That's enough pressure in itself, so I don't need to add extra pressure.

I want to be a champion, and win races as much as I can and elevate my platforms and become an icon in the sport. It's going to take a lot of hard work and determination from my camp and for myself to get to where we need to be. I'm excited about the journey.

I'll never be intimidated by somebody, and I will treat you will respect as long as I'm treated with respect.

I don't wreck people on purpose - unless they give me a legit reason, but it takes me a lot to do that.

NASCAR - everybody thinks redneck, Confederate flags, racists. And I hate it. I hate it because I know NASCAR is so much more.

For me, I just want to be a role model, put a positive impact on the kids that are watching the sport, that want to be a part of the sport, and leave a good everlasting impact on the sport, continue my legacy down the road.

I encourage people to have those tough conversations just to educate yourself on what goes on and how we can create equality in the world and grow together as one.

We are ambassadors. We are leaders of our own brands, and then in life things are thrown at you, you have to stand up for what's right. That brings on a whole new role. It's not on the front of the agenda that you see, but if you read the fine print it's part of becoming an athlete and the pedestal you get with that.

I've been a part of this sport for a really long time.

Everybody's equal. Everybody should deserve the same opportunity, the same challenge, the same whatever.

My mother said, 'Did you ever believe you would be an activist?' I said, 'No, not really.' But I just felt in my heart that I needed to step up and be a leader in the forefront.

It's simple-minded people like that, the ones that are afraid of change, they use everything in their power to defend what they stand up for instead of trying to listen and understand what's going on.

I was so young when I started that I didn't really understand all of it. We'd show up and have the slurs being thrown out there, but my parents always dealt with that. They just told me to go out there, do my best, and try to win. Go out there and race well and they'll shut right up.

I've had my fair share of incidents with law enforcement, whether they're saying smart remarks, condescending remarks to downplay who I am and what I can afford... It's something that made me stronger on the back end of it, and learned from those instances.

The Ahmaud Arbery video was the final straw for me in being silent. That shook me to the core like nothing has in the past. Something flipped inside of me to be more vocal and stand up for racial equality and make sure we get a hold on that and change the face of this world and get it to a better place.

We're definitely going to get some flak each and every day, whether it's social-media keyboard warriors, or people in person.

We are much more than just drivers who drive a race car.

The year 2020 will be one to forget for sure.

Ever since being vocal in being a human being, I've been proud to kind of step away from Bubba Wallace the athlete and to step up as Bubba Wallace the human and not be so, 'I don't know If I can touch that;' 'I don't know if I can say these types of things.' I'm letting that guard down.

I am looked at as an African American guy because of the color of my skin. I am darker.

It's an honor to be driving the 43.

If you know me, I don't hold back. I take what I can get, and whatever falls.

I do laundry, but my bags from the last race will sit there until the very last minute that I have to do laundry again.

This is a dream come true to race for 'The King' Richard Petty Motorsports, the iconic No. 43 and for all the fans and partners that have and continue to support this team.

People want to dethrone you from the pedestal that you're on when you have a platform, when you have a voice.

We all bleed the same color. It hurts when we bleed.

Creating unity and compassion and understanding of each of our brothers and sisters is so powerful. We have to preach that to the ones that don't want to listen and understand.

I'm African-American. There are more eyes on me than anybody. They're going to take the negative before the positive.

When you sign up to become something, you're signing up to become something larger than yourself. Represent something more than yourself.

Times get tough sometimes, you lose cool.

I just kind of go by the theory of, 'Don't knock it until you try it.'

I watch too many scary movies.

It all relies on teamwork. We could be running fifth all day, and we come down pit road for the last stop and the pit crew messes up, then we all go down and not just them.

No one should feel uncomfortable when they come to a NASCAR race, so it starts with Confederate flags. Get them out of here. They have no place for them.

I'm being tested each and every day. That's how life is.

My African-American friends thought it was cool that I was racing. It's not like we had any role models out there to look up to, so everyone understood I was doing something very different.

I wouldn't want to be the guy who went out and won a championship in a horrible year but never made a comment on the issues that we are dealing with in our society.

We want to be treated equally and not judged off our skin color.

We've all got to make sure we're all pulling in the same direction. That's what's going to keep us ahead of the ball. As soon as we start getting in the opposite direction, that's when we start getting behind, and the results will start to show.

I believe in what Richard Petty Motorsports is doing and their desire to win races.

I've always been a person that has said what's on my mind and stand behind it with a lot of heart and passion.

I chase checkered flags.