In racing, I wanted to be a winner and to be a winner, you have to be willing to roll the dice.
From Bobby Rahal
In 1982 when I showed up, the average age of the drivers in the series was something like 40, 41. The crowds were small. There was not much prize money. The competition wasn't very tight.
I'd seen people overstay their welcome and I didn't want that to happen at all.
I'd rather try and fail than not try at all, as they say.
I have never had problems sleeping the night before a race.
I guess it is the sense of personal satisfaction that racing gives you that I am probably going to miss, because in racing you get that feedback very quickly.
I don't want people to remember me going through the motions.
I am going to miss that time when you take that corner better than anybody else could have taken it on that lap or you do that great qualifying lap or you make that great pass or you bring a crippled car home.
Competitiveness has been a big thing for me.
Being injured is something that happens in this sport. Anybody who gets into it understands that.
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