Top 40 Jeff Gordon Quotes (2024 Update)

1. “I’m not a robot; I have a personality and I have emotions. I have a humorous side to me and an angry side to me.”

— Jeff Gordon

2. “You’ve got to be the best person you can be in your life.”

— Jeff Gordon

3. “For some reason, no matter what happens in my life, I always seem to have a piece of my heart that says everything is going to be okay.”

— Jeff Gordon

4. “I don’t feel I’m a step above anyone on this team. I’m just another link in the chain.”

— Jeff Gordon

5. “Either you focus, or you hit something really hard.”

— Jeff Gordon

6. “I’m not a fighter, trust me. But I am someone who can get angry. I have a temper at times. Sometimes it gets the best of you no matter how you manage it.”

— Jeff Gordon

7. “Being up front is the only place to be.”

— Jeff Gordon

8. “I think fear is what keeps us from going over the edge. I mean, as a race car driver, I don’t think what makes a good race car driver is a fearless person. I think it’s somebody that is comfortable being behind the wheel of something that’s somewhat out of control.”

— Jeff Gordon

9. “You are going to make choices and decisions that sometimes aren’t going to always work in your favor and they are going to upset some other people.”

— Jeff Gordon

10. “I want to race as long as I’m having fun, it’s competitive and healthy, and who knows when that, you know, date comes when that’s not happening anymore.”

— Jeff Gordon

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11. “Funds raised create hope for kids with cancer. Research is our top priority for discovering a cure.”

— Jeff Gordon

12. “There’s no greater feeling than winning a race.”

— Jeff Gordon

13. “I definitely get pumped up when I hear a crowd cheering for me.”

— Jeff Gordon

14. “I’m just another link in the chain.”

— Jeff Gordon

15. “If somebody tells me, ‘You have to pass that car right there,’ I guarantee you I’m going to step up the aggressiveness to a whole other level and that may mean beating and banging. But until it calls for that moment, I’m not expecting to go out there and just beat and bang for no reason.”

— Jeff Gordon

16. “You may be leading, then you might be at the back of the pack trying to work your way up. It’s just a constant reminder not to give up, and to know that God, in my mind, is really in control.”

— Jeff Gordon

17. “So much of my life is spent just focused on driving race cars.”

— Jeff Gordon

18. “When you’re in a race car, you’re going through so many different emotions throughout that race.”

— Jeff Gordon

19. “As I get older, my appreciation for wine has just increased. I fell in love with wine through my travels, but knowing what the wine country is all about definitely makes it my own.”

— Jeff Gordon

20. “Racing is not what I like to do; it’s winning.”

— Jeff Gordon

21. “Yeah, I’ve made some mistakes. Every guy makes mistakes.”

— Jeff Gordon

22. “The business model of racing is not a pretty one.”

— Jeff Gordon

23. “As fast as we’re going these days, especially because of the aerodynamics, we’re all concerned about abusing tires. It’s so fast that you’re afraid of what you’re going to do to the tires.”

— Jeff Gordon

24. “I just feel rejuvenated in such a big way because of these race cars I get to drive.”

— Jeff Gordon

25. “I think perception is important.”

— Jeff Gordon

26. “In NASCAR, you don’t have to be as physically strong as in some other forms of racing. You’ve just got to be able to endure the heat and endurance of it.”

— Jeff Gordon

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27. “I thought long and hard about my future this past year and during the offseason, and I’ve decided 2015 will be the last time I compete for a championship.”

— Jeff Gordon

28. “No matter what happens, I’ll always say that I’ve had a wonderful life.”

— Jeff Gordon

29. “In California, especially Northern California, the fans really cheer for me.”

— Jeff Gordon

30. “Because the sport has changed, competition is not only stronger but it’s deeper throughout the field than it’s ever been. It’s harder to win.”

— Jeff Gordon

31. “My career in racing started at a very young age in California.”

— Jeff Gordon

32. “I think driving in New York is a great experience. A lot more racing techniques go into it than anyplace else I’ve ever driven. There basically are no lanes.”

— Jeff Gordon

33. “I don’t feel like I’ve really changed. Maybe I have let people see more of me than in the past.”

— Jeff Gordon

34. “I feel like I’m getting to be a better driver every day.”

— Jeff Gordon

35. “I want to force the other drivers to find a way past me.”

— Jeff Gordon

36. “I don’t like to get beat in anything!”

— Jeff Gordon

37. “I think we have gotten through those brain dead moments on both our parts. Now we just love to race one another hard and clean.”

— Jeff Gordon

38. “I saw the wreck on TV in the hauler when I was getting dressed to leave. I thought, ‘Oh, he’ll be fine.’ It didn’t look like that type of an accident. I remember walking to the bus lot, seeing Teresa walk by. She definitely had a look on her face that I had not seen on her face before.”

— Jeff Gordon

39. “When you’ve got the Daytona 500 out there at stake and everything riding on the line, guys go for it, and the guys that go for it are the ones that are either going to win or they’re going to wreck.”

— Jeff Gordon

40. “Ever since I’ve been racing, I’ve always been the young guy.”

— Jeff Gordon

41. “You’re still going to see accidents, you always will. Especially towards the closing laps of a race.”

— Jeff Gordon

42. “I’ve been racing a long time, and I realize you go through good streaks and bad streaks.”

— Jeff Gordon

43. “You know, sometimes guys work with other guys because they’re buddies off the track, not necessarily because they’re buddies on the track. Sometimes you’ve got that going against you or for you.”

— Jeff Gordon