“I see all these old people who don’t have anything to do but eat, drink and sleep.”

I still have the competitive spirit, which is good.

Age doesn’t affect driving – how do you like that?

Desire is the key to motivation, but it’s determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal .

You’ve got to have friends out there. You can’t do it alone. You form those relationships as the race moves along.

Not all teammates tell the truth.

Whatever the changes, from one era to the next, Pocono has maintained its character and significance to me, and it always will. My family shares this sentiment.

Foreign players is what makes golf so popular now.

If everything seems under control, you’re just not going fast enough.

Nobody had race savvy like Al Unser in his prime.

You should never get away from where the real foundation of Formula One has been, which is Europe.

It makes great conversation to discuss what’s wrong with open-wheel racing today.

All of the courses that run through real streets are very demanding. There is no room for error, no shoulders to lean on.

Unfortunately, we don’t educate drivers enough to be respectful on the road.

The United States is the only country where a driver can have a successful career – either in stock cars or IndyCar – and he won’t need a passport.

I will never say ‘retired’ because that’s such a finality that I don’t want to be part of my life. I’ll work until they throw me in a box.

If you’re so afraid of failure, you will never succeed. You have to take chances.

In character, in manner, in style, in all things, the supreme excellence is simplicity.

I don’t want enemies. I want friends, and I want them in all shapes, sizes, and colors, and loving whoever they want to.

People see me on the street, and they point to me, and they’re like, ‘Hey! All right, all right, all right!’

Music is the universal language of mankind.

We all have anxiety about things. We all have little insecurities, but eventually you have to face your fears if you want to be successful, and everybody has some fear of failure.

I am learning all the time. The tombstone will be my diploma.

I don’t think I’m complicated at all. I’m not political, and I’m not trying to be diplomatic. I don’t want to hurt anybody’s feelings, and I don’t say bad things about people. There is no agenda. There’s no trying to fool somebody.

Simplicity in character, in manners, in style; in all things the supreme excellence is simplicity.