Once I decided to retire from bikes, there was no thought to go racing again. I wanted to have a full year off and maybe even see the world a bit. – Casey Stoner
I’m a sport fan. So, I have always watched everything, and I used to watch racing. Formula One was always on. The genius about it is that it’s on at lunchtime on a Sunday. – Asif Kapadia
From 1999 to 2003 was the peak of equipment in ski racing. Since then, it’s all gone in the wrong direction. – Bode Miller
Though Washington had closed down for the holidays, the next day, December 26, a key message from Hanoi brought Kissinger racing back to his office. It was the signal the White House had anxiously been awaiting; it was also the day of one of the biggest raids by the giant B-52s. – Alistair Horne
Regardless, we are a two career household, and it’s Dario’s season, and I’m really excited about going racing. – Ashley Judd
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. – Bobby Rahal
When there’s somebody racing side-by-side, when somebody’s right next to me and they’re pushing and we’re both tired, we’re both fatigued, I want to be able to beat them mentally. – Apolo Ohno
When you are fitted in a racing car and you race to win, second or third place is not enough. – Ayrton Senna
Racing has reached the point where it is pricing the young driver, no matter his talent, out of the game. – Carroll Shelby
In racing, I wanted to be a winner and to be a winner, you have to be willing to roll the dice. – Bobby Rahal
My whole feeling in terms of racing is that you have to be very bold. You sometimes have to be aggressive and gamble. – Bill Rodgers
I bought my first horse when I was 15. I always loved racing and I started studying about breeding and I’ve been doing it now for 30 years, so I have some credibility. – David Cassidy
I love speed. I love racing cars, whether it’s on the streets or wherever. Don’t tell the St. Louis police, though. – Nelly
Racing is a great mania to which one must sacrifice everything, without reticence, without hesitation. – Enzo Ferrari
That strategy of racing for the top five and racing for the win is where everybody wants to be. – Dale Earnhardt
Things you don’t expect come up, and you have to adapt. You can’t let it throw you off. You have to cope. Those are all really valuable skills, in life and racing. – Mikaela Shiffrin
I started racing BMX when I was five years old. I followed in my brother’s footsteps, and I was a little tomboy. When I came into the sport, there wasn’t many women. I raced with the boys; I looked up to the boys, and all my mentors were boys. – Caroline Buchanan
When I did ‘Racing Demon’ by David Hare, I worked with Paul Giamatti, who had stacks of books in his dressing room. I was offstage a lot, so I would go read in his room. He was reading a four-part series on the Byzantine Empire by Alexander A. Vasiliev. I read two of those during the run of the play. – Denis O’Hare
If I’m out trailriding, I have a favorite motorcycle. Riding on the road, I’ve got a favorite. If I’m jumping, I have a favorite, and if I’m racing, I have a favorite. – Evel Knievel
