There is no dishonor in losing the race. There is only dishonor in not racing because you are afraid to lose.

To be a champion, you must have no ego at all. You must not exist as a separate entity. You must give yourself over to the race. You are nothing if not for your team, your car, your shoes, your tires. Do not mistake confidence and self-awareness for egotism.

[M]emory is time folding back on itself. To remember is to disengage from the present.

Any problems that may occur have ultimately been caused by you, because you are responsible for where you are and what you are doing there.

What I want now is what I've always wanted.

In racing, they say that your car goes where your eyes go. The driver who cannot tear his eyes away from the wall as he spins out of control will meet that wall; the driver who looks down the track as he feels his tires break free will regain control of his vehicle.

Inside each of us resides the truth, I began, the absolute truth. But sometimes the truth is hidden in a hall of mirrors. Sometimes we believe we are viewing the real thing, when in fact we are viewing a facsimile, a distortion.