“No one had known but me. That had to change, and I was ending the silence right then and there before I let the secrecy go too far. It was such a relief to finally say those things out loud. But it was hard.” – pg. 28
“He later described watching his famous No. 3 car going around the track with someone else behind the wheel as being like ‘watching your wife go on a date with some other guy.’ I have to say that Dad’s assessment was pretty accurate.” – pg. 46
“The biggest lesson I had learned was that I would be honest with myself and everyone else if I ever found myself in that condition again.” – pg. 49
“We’d experienced something together, and we were stronger for it.” – pg. 51
“I told you my mind never stops. It’s always the loudest when I’m in bed.” – pg. 61
“I sound downright nostalgic. I think that’s a pretty big indicator that I was beginning to think about the end of my career, and it was probably happening much sooner than later.” – pg. 66
“I couldn’t make them understand my sense of urgency because I was never being fully honest with them.” – pg. 77
“I’m a lot of things, but sad isn’t one of them.” – pg. 86
“But if someone really loves you, then they also appreciate the things that you love. Amy knew from the very beginning that I loved racing. She was never going to be the person to get in the way of that, even during the times when racing didn’t love me back.” – pg. 106
“I didn’t let myself think about what-ifs when it came to the future. But I sure did a lot of thinking about the what-ifs of the past.” – pg. 129
“I have always had such a great appreciation for all of the people who work so hard just to take care of me and make sure I am where I’m supposed to be and do what I’m supposed to do when I get there.” – pg. 150
“Life’s hurdles come in a variety of forms, none of which are easy. You can prevail.” – pg. 178
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