Quotes About Determination

I like to race. I like to compete.

When I crash during a race and injure myself, what's the point in whinging? Because I put myself in that position. No one's making me race motorbikes - I want to go and race motorbikes. The most annoying thing for me is lying in hospital and not being able to get to work. I get beside myself.

The stalwart soul has the will to live and is eager for the race.

I was glad to hear of that determination as I detest the practice of cousins marrying or any marriage between persons in which there can be traced the most distant relationship. I go for the improvement instead of the deterioration of our race.

When I was a kid, I used to play a game called 'Grand Prix Two.' Interlagos was always the first race of the season on that, and I never really got much past the second race. I would always restart the season, so I always seemed to be doing Interlagos - it was a real pain!

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.

At the time I was asked if I would ever step back in a race car, but what was very important for me was to go into the bathroom and pee on my own, but I could not do that. I had to be helped. That was my number one priority.

We are much more than just drivers who drive a race car.

I wanted to be a race car driver when I was a kid.

Ever since I've jumped in a Legends or Dwarf car, I've always tried to win. I've been able to win in every race car I've ever driven.

I get asked all the time 'didn't you ever want to be a race car driver?' And I knew pretty early on that I was going to be on the other side of that equation.

Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other.

You want to see how many races you can win, you want to see how many laps you can lead.

But I'm good to go through my contract with Childress, and my determination is to win races and try to win that other championship.

I was sure after the accident when in hospital in Hungary that I was not in the position not to lose any races.

I want to be a champion, and win races as much as I can and elevate my platforms and become an icon in the sport. It's going to take a lot of hard work and determination from my camp and for myself to get to where we need to be. I'm excited about the journey.

I lost races because I wanted too much to win them in beating my rivals.

I need to find a way to improve my qualifying performances because then I think my races will be even better.

I've no desire to do one of those 50-mile races like the Comrades or anything like that.

I put a lot of pressure on myself to perform, go out and win races.

A. J. Allmendinger is really hard to pass. He races really, really hard for every position. And you know, that's his right. But it's very frustrating at times.

I found longer races boring. I found the mile just perfect.

In my younger days, I loved to run. Although it may be hard for you to believe it, I did. And I did win a few races.

I was the kid who never won the races... I wasn't on the list of the high-achieving.