RICK MEARS

To finish first you must first finish.

You hear a lot of drivers say they'll quit when they're not enjoying it. That's pretty much what happened to me. It was a combination of things, but mostly it was losing that enthusiasm I always felt before.

The American Dream is about freedom.

America allows us to be able to dream, then gives us the ability to achieve those dreams.

You've got to learn a pace that's fast enough to win, but slow enough to finish.

For me, the American Dream was to go racing; for others, it's to pursue whatever their goals may be.

The American Dream is about freedom.

For me, the American Dream was to go racing; for others, it's to pursue whatever their goals may be.

America allows us to be able to dream, then gives us the ability to achieve those dreams.

You hear a lot of drivers say they'll quit when they're not enjoying it. That's pretty much what happened to me. It was a combination of things, but mostly it was losing that enthusiasm I always felt before.

To finish first you must first finish.

You've got to learn a pace that's fast enough to win, but slow enough to finish.