Top 100 Quotes & Sayings by Kyle Larson
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Last updated on September 17, 2024.
Apologizing for your mistakes matters.
I always root for the underdog.
There's a handful of racing things I've done where it was like, 'Man, that was really stupid and embarrassing.' But I don't mind talking about them.
To be around a person who is that well-respected is just going to teach me even more about how to be better.
I haven't gotten overly confident or cocky. I think staying level and humble has helped me through the bad times and the good times.
I was accepting of the fact that I probably won't ever race in it again. I'm thankful that I did get that second chance and I was able to do good things through it.
I seem to struggle when it comes to racing on road courses.
I don't watch a whole lot of TV, but since the time I was 10 or 11, I've watched MTV's 'The Challenge.'
I didn't have a full understanding that there are people struggling with different things on a daily basis.
I never had to really worry about anything and I guess I was naive.
Treating others with respect matters.
I feel like in the races I watched before I got to NASCAR, nobody ran like right next to the wall. And I feel like since I've gotten here, a lot more people do now. I don't know if it's the way the cars drive or the tracks age or what, but I feel like I've had a part in changing the style of NASCAR racing a little bit.
All I can do is continue to improve myself and let my actions show who I truly am.
I love racing with the World of Outlaws.
I think the definition of 'the greatest racecar driver' is different to everybody.
I don't think I'm as good as what a lot of people say I am.
I never really realized how privileged I was in the way I grew up.
I know there's always going to be doubters, and that's something I've accepted.
In 2017, we won four races and we were a championship favorite. That's something I'm really proud of and something I'm more proud of after spending a year at Hendrick.
I like getting together with friends and just making fun of ourselves and stupid things I've done or I've seen them do - and good races we've had together. When I go home to California, I always talk to my go-kart friends about when we were racing at Red Bluff or Cycleland.
I don't know if any more people recognize me, now that I'm a champion. I went to Disneyland and only had a handful of people recognized me, which was cool.
I won a sprint-car championship in 2010.
I always like going to fancy Italian restaurants.
It's hard to diagnose head injuries in any sport, and nobody knows their own body as well as themselves.
I haven't really done a whole lot of daring stuff. Like when I go snowboarding, I don't go in the terrain park.
The goal for all of us drivers is to get a championship, but I've always wanted to be known as one of - if not the greatest - all-around race car drivers ever.
Being labeled a racist has hurt the most, but I brought that on myself.
In sprint car wrecks, just slam your head against a table a couple times and that's probably what it feels like. You get whiplash, all that stuff.
I have a lot of confidence in myself, but I'm nowhere near as good as Tony Stewart, Kyle Busch, Kasey Kahne. I think over time I hopefully can be.
My phone rang and I got to have a meeting with Rick Hendrick, and my life changed ever since.
My parents have always told me to try and stay humble as you can, and I think that's been a big help to my career.
I like country, and I like some classic rock, too.
I don't remember anything about '93. I remember going to some Copper World Classic races. I probably had to have been 4 or 5 around then. I probably mostly remember it because of my mom's pictures that she takes all the time.
In the sprint cars, you have to be so aggressive for 30 or 40 laps.
Well, I never worked a real job.
Now that I'm at Hendrick, it makes me appreciate my years I had at Ganassi even more. We did way more and accomplished way more than we probably should have compared to what resources Hendrick has.
Accountability matters.
I make fun of my dad all the time for crying, and I'm worse than he is.
I think fans appreciate seeing me race a lot.
I grew up in Northern California, all I ever did was race and that's all I was focused on.
It's been nice to hang out with my friends in the sprint car world just because a lot of drivers in the sprint car racing community are some of my best friends.
When I got to experience Hendrick Motorsports, I realize now that we didn't have the resources these big teams have.
I really just love racing cars in general.
I know deep down I'm not a racist.
I said a racist word and I can fully understand why people would label me a racist.
I feel like I don't hit the radio button ever - or not enough, even on the good stuff. I do shout some stuff when I'm mad at myself, but I'm pretty good about not hitting the radio button.
Like any parent, they've been extremely supportive of my racing throughout my childhood. I mean, my mom says that she didn't want me racing, but I think my dad and I both knew she wasn't going to win that battle. She loves it more than anybody, so it's neat to have the archives of all my old races.
I've always wanted to go to an F1 race.
I would love to run the Indy 500 someday. But I would only want to do it if the right opportunity was out there and I was in a car I felt like was capable of winning with a team and crew that has a history of winning here at the Speedway.
It's definitely a great honor to be the first Asian-American to win a NASCAR Cup Series Championship. It's not something that I set out to accomplish in that way, but now that I have, I know that I hold a much bigger role in the Asian community.
I think a lot of people think of NASCAR drivers as living the private life, the luxurious life. But I don't.
NASCAR is where I always wanted to be and I do believe I proved I can compete at the Cup level.
Hendrick Motorsports has great, great people there and I'm very lucky to be a part of that team and surrounded by amazing people.
Each race, I feel like I'm a little more patient.
I like being a guy that's bridging the gap between all different forms of racing, especially now that I'm in the Dirt Late Model stuff, too. I think that's helped bridge the gap between sprint car fans and Late Models.
Even when we've been winning, we still look at things that we could have done better, whether it be on the racetrack, on pit road, just little things to maximize our day.
I love making fun of myself.
NASCAR racing is the highest form of American auto racing, and I've always wanted to be racing in the highest form. I want to accomplish good things in everything I get in every night, but NASCAR is the biggest, most-watched thing in American racing.
I try to race everybody with respect.
I definitely think as much as I race and so many different types of cars that I run - and having success doing it too - I think helps grow the sport of motorsports. It's not something I really have to work to do though. It just naturally kind of happens. And it's what I love to do - I love to race so much.
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