Denny Hamlin

“I always said when I was in Late Models, all I ever wanted was when I pull out on the racetrack, people feel like I'm the guy to beat.”

“I have a picture of Texas Motor Speedway with highlighted areas of the racetrack where there are no SAFER barriers - and it's an overwhelming amount of spots.”

“When you go an entire year or more without winning, it makes you appreciate when you get back there.”

“I've taken quite a few risks on the ski slopes. Like if I'm a green-level skier, I'm going on the blacks just because it's hard and a challenge. That's probably not the best idea.”

“I nearly slept through my entire senior year. I'm fairly convinced they just gave me a diploma just to get me out of school.”

“We try 100% every single week to do the best job we can, but we always seem to find 10 more percent when we're faced with adversity.”

“Anytime you are superspeedway racing, we're messing around with inches here and when you feel like it's your friend that wrecked you, you get a little bit more upset.”

“I've paid hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines for Tweets and whatnot. I express my opinion.”

“For a season, I would say driver is 40%, car/team is 40% and then 20% is luck when it comes to winning a championship.”

“I'm the most underrated driver.”

“I would say a lot of people think I'm too serious at times, but actually I feel like I'm the opposite away from the camera and everything. I feel like I have a good time, but you rarely see pictures of me in the garage with a smile on my face, even though I am happy. I guess I just don't always show it.”

“I just hear Montreal is nice, especially during the summer months. It's supposed to be a clean city. The races I've watched up there, it always looked like a good time.”

“It's easy to be optimistic when your car is fast.”

“There are a lot of people making money in NASCAR, so let's help it be SAFER barriers where they should be - especially at these very very fast racetracks.”

“You've got to analyze and figure out where your deficits are and go to work on them, and then sometimes, it's how you respond that makes you a great leader or not.”

“What people don't realize is they mistake my shyness for cockiness most of the time.”

“I remember feeling my back break and I really didn't know if I'd ever race again.”

“There's no way I could put on running shoes and go out for a 5-mile run, but put a ball in my hand and I'll go for days. Or until I break something.”

“If you're relying on winning for happiness, you're going to be a miserable individual.”

“I know that's what Goodyear wants and what NASCAR wants and what the drivers want as far as safety is concerned.”