A biography for Travis Pastranahasn’t been written yet.
“There's only one person I ever wrecked on purpose, and that was when I was 14. It was at the Maryland Amateur Nationals. I got disqualified for controlling the outcome of the race.”
“You know, it's funny, but all the people I looked up to and always admired were all racers.”
“In motocross and rally, I had dirt to dirt. I knew how to read lines, I knew how to look for traction.”
“All the best drivers in the U.S. race NASCAR, so if I want to be the best, that's where I have to go.”
“I dive into a sport just long enough to know what I'm doing and then do what I want to do.”
“The motorcycle stunts have been pushed so far that people expect impossible feats in order to be entertained.”
“I'm using rally to help get sponsors that wouldn't normally be in NASCAR into NASCAR.”
“I'm not a precision guy. I don't like to hit the same marks every single lap.”
“It looks like fun and games on the outside, but everyone that has ever been to the top of any sport knows how much work it takes to get there, and I'm willing to put in that work, and it's not going to be overnight.”
“If it had a motor and it had wheels, I was driving it from a very young age.”
“That's how our sports progress, is you keep innovating.”
“I definitely love action movies for sure.”
“You set a goal and when you accomplish that goal you figure out something else.”
“I start off everyday with a smoothie and oatmeal, which always gets me going a little bit.”
“I flipped a bike into the Grand Canyon once.”
“This is what I always wanted. When I grow up, to not grow up.”
“Most people in our field are very overconfident, so you always believe you can do more than you can. But the fear is what makes it exciting, what keeps you on your toes. People that are truly fearless, they'll be hurt before they ever get good enough to do it.”
“Hunting and fishing in the woods? I'm too ADHD.”
“My biggest problem - and it's a good problem to have - is that I have a lot opportunities. I've had the opportunity of a lifetime a lot of times.”
“Every trick that's going to be done on X Games is probably going to be done first on a 'Nitro Live' tour.”