I don't have any feeling of accomplishment about anything unless there's a lot of risk to it.

There's something special about racing in real streets. The 'artificial' circuits have a certain sameness to them. But every race conducted on real streets has a character of its own - Barcelona, Monaco, and now Long Beach.

Motor racing is like one big family, ultimately, and when you come back to it, that's really what it feels like.

Sometimes you have to bring back only the steering wheel so the car owner will know that you're giving it all you have.

I lived the true American dream, because I was able to pursue what I set as my goals at a very young age.

Whenever you're aggressive, you're at the edge of mistakes.

The United States is the only country where a driver can have a successful career - either in stock cars or IndyCar - and he won't need a passport.