Top 105 Quotes & Sayings by Michael Waltrip - Page 2

The chances of me getting into the Hall of Fame as a racer are slim to none. But as an owner I have a chance to do something special, mostly because I learned a lot of secrets from Dale.

The Daytona 500 is what it is because of the tradition and history of this great event. People have been coming out in February since 1950 to watch this great race. It would be hard to ever change that.

NAPA has been with me from winning two Daytona 500s, to missing races with a new start-up team, and back to victory lane again. The relationship grew far past that of just a sponsor, but more of a partner and a friend.

No matter what town we went to, if there was a comedian playing, I'd go watch.

I'm used to being judged. I know what that feels like.

Dale was just trying to get third. Maybe he was thinking that he could get a run on everyone coming out of Turn 4. But the race was over. Junior and I had pulled away, so there was no need to block. That always hurt me when people said he was blocking for me, because it almost felt like it was my fault that he died. But I don't think that anymore.

You can only beat a guy down so far before he has a tendency to start listening to what you're saying.

I like Miami.

The racing team is the most important thing in the world to me. It's where all my eggs are fully in that basket. I go dance and do TV to try to make that world more important.

When there are challenges like there were up to and after Daytona in 2001, you remind yourself it will one day make sense why everything happens the way it does. You may not figure it out now on this earth, but in heaven, it will all make sense.

If you look up the definition of stand-up comedy, it's funny on purpose. A little bit of pressure there. It's basically acting. You're telling stories and acting them out for people. The more you make it seem real, really a person doing it, then it seems to me the better it works.

Driving the No. 26 Sandy Hook School Support Fund Toyota is like nothing I have ever been part of in my NASCAR career.

My life is consumed by racing.

When you've been ridiculed and talked about as much as I have over the course of my career, pressure doesn't exist.

I do believe I'm not good enough to be a professional dancer. I believe that in my heart.

I've always loved comedy.

I won the Daytona 500. I won these races twice. I knew I didn't need anything cheating on my part.

If you look at my career statistics, it's not pretty.

When you're not successful, people look at the driver and say, 'what's wrong with him?' and sometimes the drivers look back and wonder 'what makes you think you're not the problem?'

I've been a pretty impatient driver my entire life.

I just feel so confident when I get in my race car that I'm going to do good, I'm going to win, I'm going to outrun everybody.

Everyone who has ever aspired to be a stock car driver wants to win the Daytona 500. If someone says that it's better to win somewhere else, then that tells me one thing for sure - they've never won at Daytona.

Charlotte is a place I always enjoy racing.

I'm pretty comfortable in a car to know what I'm doing, and I'm exactly the opposite onstage.

I know y'all have probably heard I lost a few races in a row before I won one, but I never gave up. Never believed I wasn't good enough.

I've never had anything given to me. I've never had anything easy. My whole career has been that way.

Everyone at Michael Waltrip Racing is working hard to deliver great results to our owners, employees and sponsors. All organizations have a lot at stake each week as we are all measured by our performance and finishing position.

When 'Michael Waltrip Racing' and 'competitive juices' are discussed, naturally the subject of jet fuel arises. I'm here to tell you that I can be competitive without jet fuel; that stuff tastes awful.

You have to think that if you're starting first instead of 31st you've got a better chance to win.

You will rarely get introduced as the two-time Pocono champion. You will certainly be introduced as the two-time Daytona 500 champion.

As a driver, you always want to win every race, but as a car owner you know that isn't very realistic.

Anybody can be replaced. I can be replaced.

There's been bumps in the road and serious challenges along the way, but my love for NASCAR and my zest for life is what's most important to me.

You can always figure if it's a Busch race then I'm going to be at the front.

When I showed up to drive for Dale in '01 it was a brand new team.

I always thought if you run a Marathon in less than 4 hours, there is a tick of athletic accomplishment in that. Anything over that is just an old guy with a hard head who isn't going to stop until he's done.

You have faith in who you are as a driver and stay strong when things go wrong.

You don't win NASCAR races without ability.

It's as much looking out your rear-view mirror as the windshield. You want to make sure you put your car in front of the right line. You're constantly looking behind you.

Great news for Pres Obama. He watched football all weekend and tomorrow he will receive the Heisman trophy. Next week he's going to watch NASCAR. Move over, Jimmie Johnson!

The problem with many athletes is they take themselves seriously and their sport lightly.

I don't believe in luck. Like I didn't win a lot of races for awhile, and it's because I didn't put myself in position to win enough of them.

If it doesn't hurt, it wasn't a big deal.

I think I'm someone who is pretty happy with themselves and pretty content where they are in life. I want to share my happiness and hopefully enrich people's lives that I come into contact with.

If people don't know me, then I don't care what they say about me.