Richard Petty

“The winner ain't the one with the fastest car; it's the one who refuses to lose.”

“You've got to be in the race to have a chance to win.”

“If you are a driver, you have to be optimistic, and I would not be a driver if I was not optimistic.”

“I'd rather be a loser than a quitter.”

“You win some, you lose some, and you wreck some.”

“The good Lord doesn't tell you what His plan is, so you just get up and do it.”

“I quit driving, I didn't quit racing.”

“What you see is what you get. I'm not a fake. I'm just a simple guy from North Carolina.”

“To be a champion, you have to believe in yourself when nobody else will.”

“Engines are like people. They have their own personalities.”

“That's the thing about racing. You can have the fastest car, be the best driver, and still lose the race.”

“My dad started it, I carried it on, and now my son is carrying it on.”

“Everybody's got a different opinion. That's what makes a horse race.”

“The Daytona 500 is the granddaddy of them all.”

“You can't let one bad race get you down. You've got to get back in that car and go again.”

“I don't think I'm the best driver. I just think I've been in the best situations.”