288 Quotes by Jeff Gordon

While it's still early to tell, 2005 could very well be the vintage of the decade for Washington state. Mother Nature was definitely on our side this year, delivering one of the warmest summers we've had in recent years, cool and constant fall weather and a frost-free harvest. This allowed the fruit to hang on the vine longer and enhance flavor development.

I don't know how many hundredths of a second we are missing it by, but I'm just really happy now.

When we took off, the car wasn't the same car.

By having those no-bump zones or whatever we want to call them, I think we saw a heck of a lot less crashes, big crashes, than what we could have seen. I think the racing was still good out there, but it was so much calmer.

We've had to deal with it. It hits home. In racing it's like family; we're a community no matter what the series.

Honestly, I've been going up in that trailer for 10 years now . . . and I feel like very little of it ever really makes an impact. I sat there many times with Dale, and I heard him make his points, and I knew he had a special relationship with Bill (France) Jr., and NASCAR and I felt like, sometimes he definitely made a difference, sometimes he got credit for it when I think they were already going to do something and half the time they didn't do anything.

Honestly, if we perform this weekend like we have the last few, we don't belong in the Chase anyway. You know, all we're going to do is go out there and finish 10th in the points.

I’m not a robot; I have a personality and I have emotions. I have a humorous side to me and an angry side to me.

I don’t feel I’m a step above anyone on this team. I’m just another link in the chain.