Quotes from Kurt Busch

Is my strike zone bigger than others? Yeah. It might be bigger than others, but I don't have a problem with it.

There are a lot of lessons that you learn, and you have to learn them quickly if you want to be competitive at this top level.

Over the Thanksgiving holiday I took time to reflect on what is most important to me and realized I need to find a way to put the fun back into racing.

It's just that fun atmosphere, working on the car, being with the guys. This is exactly what I needed.

I feel like we're a very good top-10 car, but we really have to work hard and find a unique way to get these top fives.

I feel comfortable around every driver out there and each driver is in charge of their own car, but you feel very secure racing the competition out there.

There are going to be little victories that we claim, even if it's finishing 15th and putting the car back in hauler without a scratch on it.

So there is going to be that balance of understanding how to get the best out of the car that day, whether it's 15th or even if I have a shot at a top 10, protecting that car so we can bring it back when we have to.

James Finch is exactly what I'm looking for, as far as getting back into the race car to have fun.

There's steps that I've taken already, and each week, talking with the sports psychologist on a routine basis and working with the different programs that we're going through. This is all stuff that you can say you're going to make a difference, but I'm putting it into action.

This is like my dad's race team where we had one Legend car. If we wrecked it, we couldn't race the next week unless we had enough parts to put it back together again.

I also appreciate the lasting friendships I've made while working with our great sponsors through the years, including Miller Lite, Shell and Dodge.

There's steps that I've taken already, and each week, talking with the sports psychologist on a routine basis and working with the different programs that we're going through. This is all stuff that you can say you're going to make a difference, but I'm putting it into action.

Leaving a great organization and a lucrative contract is not easy, but it allows me to take a deep breath and work on things that can make me a better driver and a better person.

That's what I try to do each and every week is give my best effort and not give up, no matter what comes at us.

I just always dreamed of racing cars, but I didn't think I could do it as a living.

This is fun. This is entertainment, right guys?

It's just that fun atmosphere, working on the car, being with the guys. This is exactly what I needed.

You think I'm a pretty good race car driver? Wait until you see my brother. He's the best driver in the family.