Rick Mears

“Pressure is something you put on yourself. It's not something that's brought on by other people.”

“To finish first, you must first finish.”

“It's a chess game on wheels.”

“It's not about being the fastest on one lap. It's about being the fastest over 500 miles.”

“You have to have a lot of respect for the track. It can bite you at any time.”

“You learn from your mistakes. The key is to not make the same one twice.”

“Power is nothing without control.”

“The best way to make a small fortune in racing is to start with a large one.”

“I always felt that the car was an extension of my body.”

“Luck is when preparation meets opportunity.”

“My goal was always to be in a position to win at the end.”

“We run a different race. I'm not trying to be the quickest all the time. I'm trying to be the smartest.”

“The older I get, the faster I was.”

“I've always been a guy that enjoys the qualifying process. I love that one lap where you're on the edge.”

“I was never a guy that hung it out to be the fastest in practice.”