Rick Mears Quotes & Sayings

“The American Dream is about freedom.”

“To finish first you must first finish.”

“You hear a lot of drivers say they'll quit when they're not enjoying it. That's pretty much what happened to me. It was a combination of things, but mostly it was losing that enthusiasm I always felt before.”

“For me, the American Dream was to go racing; for others, it's to pursue whatever their goals may be.”

“America allows us to be able to dream, then gives us the ability to achieve those dreams.”