Top 35 Jimmie Johnson Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “The thing I love about off-road racing is the pride in how abusive it is.”

— Jimmie Johnson

2. “I grew up racing off-road trucks. They were on road courses with jumps. I made a name for myself in that style of racing.”

— Jimmie Johnson

3. “I feel I’m entitled to my opinion, right or wrong.”

— Jimmie Johnson

4. “The competition in today’s world of racing is so tough.”

— Jimmie Johnson

5. “The Daytona 500 is a career-winning race. It defines careers for drivers, crew members, crew chiefs and race teams. It has that power.”

— Jimmie Johnson

6. “I’ve always wanted to get involved with designing a video game.”

— Jimmie Johnson

7. “I swam in high school.”

— Jimmie Johnson

8. “I do find it amusing when somebody cuts me off, makes an aggressive move on me in a car. I’m like, ‘Do you have any idea what I do for a living? Why?’”

— Jimmie Johnson

9. “A losing football team looks at excuses. A championship football team looks at solutions.”

— Jimmie Johnson

10. “I just don’t have words to express how proud I am of this race team.”

— Jimmie Johnson

11. “I own motorized bar stools.”

— Jimmie Johnson

12. “I’d love to have an opportunity to tie the greats in Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt Sr.”

— Jimmie Johnson

13. “I have a lot of confidence in myself, a lot of confidence in the race team, our equipment and if my mind plays games on me, I just fall back on the team.”

— Jimmie Johnson

14. “NASCAR does a good job of trying to keep things equal with new rules. We’re not allowed to have computers in our cars to tell the crew what’s going on. So the only thing you have is the driver, and the driver-crew chief relationship. That’s the most important thing.”

— Jimmie Johnson

15. “I didn’t get into racing to make friends.”

— Jimmie Johnson

16. “I don’t need to break the speed limit. But if I’m not passing other vehicles on the interstate, I get a little irritated.”

— Jimmie Johnson

17. “How do you say no when a little kid is asking you for ice cream? I know I can’t say no to it myself.”

— Jimmie Johnson

18. “There is no other way to start the season than to win the Daytona 500.”

— Jimmie Johnson

19. “I’ve met a handful of presidents, from Jimmy Carter to Bill Clinton to George Bush to Barack Obama.”

— Jimmie Johnson

20. “Really it comes down to your philosophy. Do you want to play it safe and be good or do you want to take a chance and be great?”

— Jimmie Johnson

21. “Experience is invaluable. I can’t express enough how much experience in this sport has helped me as a driver.”

— Jimmie Johnson

22. “You watch guys live through their peaks, and then unfortunately, you’ve got to come down from that peak.”

— Jimmie Johnson

23. “I lift weights four times a week, usually run five days a week.”

— Jimmie Johnson

24. “I lived in Wisconsin for a while, so I keep my eyes on the Packers. I grew up in San Diego, so there’s the Chargers, but outside of that, I’m really kind of lame because I don’t have a specific team I pull for.”

— Jimmie Johnson

25. “I’ve been very fortunate to dodge a nickname throughout my entire career. I’ve never had one.”

— Jimmie Johnson

26. “Driving will never be away from me – I can’t just give it up. It’s all I’ve ever done, and there’s something about being in that car.”

— Jimmie Johnson

27. “My fans are always extremely loyal.”

— Jimmie Johnson

28. “I’ve always looked for my affirmation through my peers, the people I race against, and within my team.”

— Jimmie Johnson

29. “I was able to get through the field and get this Lowe’s ProServices Chevy up front. Those last few restarts I was able to hang on and duke it out with those guys and get a nice, top-three finish.”

— Jimmie Johnson

30. “Since I was kid, what’s drawn me to racing is the feeling inside of me, the passion I have for the sport, the feeling I have while competing and doing what I do in a car, on a bike, whatever it’s been.”

— Jimmie Johnson

31. “I grew up in a very simple home, a very simple background, and to be able to do what I’m able to do today, I’m very honored. I don’t think I’ll ever lose that perspective, and I don’t want to.”

— Jimmie Johnson

32. “I grew up on two wheels in the dirt.”

— Jimmie Johnson

33. “In the World Series, when a pitcher’s not doing his job, they put another one in that can.”

— Jimmie Johnson

34. “NASCAR fans are very knowledgeable and very passionate.”

— Jimmie Johnson

35. “We’ve got a lot of racing left, but when we’re winning at places we’re not supposed to, you better watch out.”

— Jimmie Johnson

36. “There’s just a pit that develops in your stomach and doesn’t go away. It’s the championship pit, and it’s there.”

— Jimmie Johnson

37. “I really enjoy the football season.”

— Jimmie Johnson

38. “Very few athletes have the chance to be brought into the White House.”

— Jimmie Johnson