22+ Richard Petty Quotes On Race, Instagram And Motor Racing Legend

Richard Petty is an American former NASCAR driver and team owner. He is considered one of the greatest NASCAR drivers of all time and is nicknamed "The King" for his success in the sport. Petty won a record seven NASCAR Cup Series championships and over 200 races during his career. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Richard Petty on leadership, race, love.

Top 10 Richard Petty Quotes

1. No one wants to quit when he's losing and no one wants to quit when he's winning.
2. There is no doubt about precisely when folks began racing each other in automobiles. It was the day they built the second automobile.
3. Never put a question mark where God puts a Period
4. Now they're getting so politically correct you can't even stick your tongue out at somebody.
5. When I first started racing, my father said, "Win the race as slow as you can.
6. Cotton Owens was leading and daddy was second. They came up on me and I moved over to let them pass. Cotton went on, but daddy bumped me in the rear and my car went right into the wall.
7. We drove for the sheer fun of driving because there wasn't that much money to be made.
8. If guys don't respect themselves, they don't respect other people. That's times and personalities. And all of them are not that way. But it don't take but one or two to screw up the whole crowd.
9. I quit driving, I'm not retired.
10. 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.

Richard Petty Short Quotes

• If there are 10 people there, two or three are going to recognize you.
• Cats know, comin' out of four, they better be standin' on it, else they'll be standin' in it.
• I don't know if it was much of an interview. We just shot the breeze.
• I closed my eyes, held my breath and then everything went black.
• I'd rather be called King than other things I've been called.
• If you ain't cheatin', you ain't tryin'
• If you ain't trying to cheat a little, you ain't likely to win much.

Richard Petty Quotes About Race

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

Like everyone else, I don't want it to get too far away from the racing because as time progresses, we're trying to get new fans and still keep the old fans and we've still got to have the racing. — Richard Petty

I didn't miss out on a family life because of racing. I had one because of it. — Richard Petty

Richard Petty Famous Quotes And Sayings

The good Lord doesn't tell you what His plan is, so all you can do is get up in the morning and see what happens next. — Richard Petty

You can only live on the past for so long, and we kind of stretched our luck on that. We think we're on the way back, but it's just a matter of how quickly things come together. Common sense tells you it's not going to happen overnight because we're trying to catch up. — Richard Petty

Life Lessons by Richard Petty

1. Richard Petty's hard work and dedication to his craft taught us the importance of never giving up and always striving for excellence.
2. His success showed us that with the right attitude and determination, anything is possible.
3. His legacy serves as an inspiration to keep pushing forward and to never stop chasing your dreams.