Richard Petty Quotes

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Racing Has Become More Show Time

Racing has become more show time; we’ve got to have something new to create interest in the sport.

We drove for the sheer fun of driving because there wasn’t that much money to be made.

I’d rather be called King than other things I’ve been called.

I closed my eyes, held my breath and then everything went black.

If you ain’t trying to cheat a little, you ain’t likely to win much.

If there are 10 people there, two or three are going to recognize you.

You can work hard, do everything that you think is right, but one thing you’ll never overcome in life is fate. You can’t control fate.

Now they’re getting so politically correct you can’t even stick your tongue out at somebody.

No one wants to quit when he’s losing and no one wants to quit when he’s winning.

Never put a question mark where God puts a Period.