Quotes from Jeff Gordon

I don't like to get beat in anything!

I think perception is important.

I don't feel I'm a step above anyone on this team. I'm just another link in the chain.

I'm just another link in the chain.

I still think we have a great shot at this championship.

I think driving in New York is a great experience. A lot more racing techniques go into it than anyplace else I've ever driven. There basically are no lanes.

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You've got to be the best person you can be in your life.

When you're in a race car, you're going through so many different emotions throughout that race.

I think fear is what keeps us from going over the edge. I mean, as a race car driver, I don't think what makes a good race car driver is a fearless person. I think it's somebody that is comfortable being behind the wheel of something that's somewhat out of control.

I'll do a little prayer here and there if I feel the need to.

For some reason, no matter what happens in my life, I always seem to have a piece of my heart that says everything is going to be okay.

In our business, just getting to 40 means something...that's why I think sometimes you have to just live in the moment. You have to enjoy life to its fullest.

I think fear is what keeps us from going over the edge. I mean, as a race car driver, I don't think what makes a good race car driver is a fearless person. I think it's somebody that is comfortable being behind the wheel of something that's somewhat out of control.

So much of my life is spent just focused on driving race cars.

No matter what happens, I'll always say that I've had a wonderful life.

My image lends itself a little bit more to the modern fan, sometimes more toward the kids, and I guess more toward the wine drinkers... I mean, I have my own wine, and fans love to pull for people they relate to.

There's no greater feeling than winning a race.

I just feel rejuvenated in such a big way because of these race cars I get to drive.

In NASCAR, you don't have to be as physically strong as in some other forms of racing. You've just got to be able to endure the heat and endurance of it.

I thought long and hard about my future this past year and during the offseason, and I've decided 2015 will be the last time I compete for a championship.

When you're in a race car, you're going through so many different emotions throughout that race.

I want to race as long as I'm having fun, it's competitive and healthy, and who knows when that, you know, date comes when that's not happening anymore.

I've been racing a long time, and I realize you go through good streaks and bad streaks.