Top 19 Quotes & Sayings by Mark Martin

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American driver Mark Martin.

Last updated on September 17, 2024.

Mark Anthony Martin is a retired American stock car racing driver. He has the second most wins all time in what is now the Xfinity Series with 49. He scored 40 Cup Series wins. He finished second in the NASCAR Cup Series standings five times, third in the NASCAR Cup Series standings four times, and has been described by ESPN as "The best driver to never win a championship." Martin, with five IROC Championships, has more than any other driver. Also, during the 2005 season, Martin took over the all-time record for IROC wins, with 13.

American - Driver | Born: January 9, 1959

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Life is short and I have some things I'd still like to do.

Mark Martin

I don't think that I'm the smartest guy around, so I'm better off to keep my mouth shut as much as I can rather than opening my mouth and proving to people that I don't know what I'm talking about. I'm more of a leader by example than I am a preacher.

Mark Martin

I learned a lot. I knew I had a lot to learn because it's been so long, but that sure did show up there today.

Mark Martin

I'm not always successful. But I try to treat the people the way I want to be treated. I really try to keep that in mind, but it doesn't always work.

Mark Martin

Your character is slowly built and quickly eroded. You're definitely influenced whatever you are immersed in and whatever you're around and what you're a part of.

Mark Martin

I'm not comfortable telling my kids how they should be or how they should think or how they should act or anything else.

Mark Martin

Your faith shapes the kind of person that you are.

Mark Martin

Kill one and you might as well kill 21.

Mark Martin

Kids pick up and absorb a lot more than you think they do. I try to do what I think is right, and I try to lead by example.

Mark Martin

Really, we don't relate our Atlanta setup to here. I feel like the shock [absorber] package will be different and the springs will certainly be different than Atlanta.

Mark Martin

I guess I'd rather be lucky than good.

Mark Martin

I think what you study and what you believe in has an influence in the way you live.

Mark Martin

I'm far from perfect but I have managed to earn a good deal of respect by trying to implement the kinds of things you learn about.

Mark Martin

My fans freak out and think I'm never going to race again. And I don't want them to do that because I want them to be there to pull for me in the truck series next year.

Mark Martin

I've turned over a new leaf. On TV, Kenny Wallace said I was a pessimist after Charlotte, so I got mad. Now I am so excited about coming back that I just can't stand it. I wish we were starting tomorrow and I'm going to win! That's the new me.

Mark Martin

Hopefully, the drivers will be able to race without running over one another. Anything with a heritage like this racetrack, I would not have messed with it. I would have saved my money.

Mark Martin

I try not to have expectations because they can tend to tear you apart. I expect to work as hard as I can possibly work and I expect to give every ounce of a hundred percent.

Mark Martin

We are going to look at the results at the end of the semester to determine the future of the program. I am really eager to see what the scores look like on the end of the semester report cards.

Mark Martin

Obviously you can look at things however you choose to and I'm not proud of some people in sports, but I don't really look at it as my calling to be out there setting an example. I just try to treat people the way the I want to be treated - with respect and some dignity.

Mark Martin

Top 19 Quotes & Sayings by Mark Martin

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