“The first time I got into a stock car, which was at a driving school, I loved it to death. It felt right. I was just attracted to it right off the bat. And the opportunity came to me when I went to the driving school to drive a Busch car. I'd been to several other driving schools and no opportunity had ever come to me." Jeff Gordon, August 1, 2001
"The changes in Jeff have been going on over a period of three years. I explain it like this: If you get up in the morning and you're already not happy, you're not going to do your best work. But if life is perfect and everything is going your way, then you're going to do your job well, which for Jeff is to drive a car and communicate with his team. Jeff's now as happy as ever, both at the track and away from the track, and it's largely because of two people." -John Bickford, Gordon's stepfather, 2004
"What you see today is a truer Jeff Gordon and who I really am.'' - Bristol Spring 2006
"I felt I had to do extra things to be accepted. Now that I've established myself, I'm older and I understand life a little more, really the way to enjoy life and enjoy racing more is to be me.'' - 2006
"I guess that's maybe the Jeff Gordon that has evolved over the years. In the past I've reserved a lot of my emotions. I'm not afraid to show them these days. I'm just being me.'' - 2006
"I just want to be happy, and I want my life to be balanced. And I'm not saying I've figured it all out, but I'm working on it."-2006
"If your bumper is touching the rear bumper of the guy in front of you it's bump-drafting.” - Talladega 2006
"I felt like I was on ice from lap one until the last one. There is no reason for us to show up at racetracks and be at a white-knuckle experience for an entire weekend." Las Vegas, 2007
“They’ll be some interesting racing in the future. He blocked me really bad.” - Jeff Gordon on Jimmie Johnson, M’Ville 2007
"We have been running good. I feel like we have had a couple of opportunities this year to win races. I am blown away every time I think we have won 75. I think where did all these wins come from. I know what it takes to win and you have to put yourself in position. You have to have the right car the right team, it takes a lot. It is very difficult to win and it gets tougher all the time so we respect that and appreciate that. We are having a great year, and I feel like we are going to win races when the time is right. We do everything right, it is going to work out for us. I am not really caught on the number or that anything or anybody is trying to hold us back. We are just focused on that next win whenever that comes. " - Texas(?) 2007
"Never give up" Steve LeTarte, Darlington 2007
"Rick was going back and forth, back and forth. He was like, 'Man, I would love to do this,' and at the same time, 'I don't know how I'm going to do it.' And, 'Should we do it? I was very supportive of it from the beginning. Because I've been at Hendrick for 15 years and I have equity in the company, I probably got let into it a little bit sooner. I actually told Rick, 'Don't give me too many details because I know I'm going to get asked.' But I knew they were in talks." - Jeff Gordon on Dale Earnhardt Jr. coming to Hendrick, June 2007
"When I was coming into the sport, I hadn't had a lot of success. Dale was the man ... but there were people booing (Earnhardt) and there were people who were cheering (Earnhardt) as well. I remember him saying, ‘When you have signs like that, and you hear boos, and you hear cheers, well you're doing something right. You remember that.' And I always did."
“I don't feel I'm a step above anyone on this team. I'm just another link in the chain.” (x2)
“Life is a very long race, one with a lot of good runs, and a few bad ones.”
“Although my adrenaline peaks behind the wheel, the smile of a child in need is the fastest way to charm my heart.”
"When you win four championships, you create a lot of expectations that you are supposed to be in the mix every year. This year we fell short, but no matter what people believe or what the perception is, we are doing everything possible to get back in there next season.”
"Whether I have a first great [lap] or not, I pull in after the first one. There are very few places that we actually go to where the second lap is better than the first. Now Ryan is a rare breed. Usually not only does he get the pole on the first lap, but he gets it on the second lap, too. He usually backs it up.”
"What [attracted] me to Jeff was that he is really cute, and I love his blue eyes, but what was most important to me is his good heart and his honesty. He is a real fun and positive person and does not let anything bring him down." - Ingrid Vanderbosch
"Ingrid is the first person that Jeff has ever been around who ACTUALLY UNDERSTANDS HIM. He's not afraid to be himself anymore, imperfections and all." - John Bickford
"There's nothing better than kissing those gritty, sandy bricks.”