Dale Earnhardt Jr. Quotes

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Profession : Driver

Birth : October 10, 1974

I enjoy learning how to cook because I like to eat. Eating is good. Eating is fun.

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

In my eyes, Joe Gibbs could do no wrong.

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Oh yeah, I've been in therapy in and out of my whole life.

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Man, I was a troubled kid. I was going to get kicked out of a Christian school and got sent to military school for a year and a half, and I didn't really have much direction until I got the opportunity to drive race cars.

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

There is nothing like winning a race.

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

I get asked one question a lot: 'What celebrity encounter would render you starstruck?' The answer is simple - anyone who's ever strapped on a Redskins helmet, much less coached them to three Super Bowls.

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

My role models weren't holding steering wheels and mashing gears on Sunday. They wore burgundy and gold with names like Art Monk and Darrell Green.

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

I've always wanted to win a championship so badly.

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

I've never wished I was anybody else.

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

My habit is to get real competitive and make racing probably more work than it is enjoyable, and I put a lot of pressure on myself, and I feel like there's pressure from the outside - it's probably not real, but it's something I imagine.

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

I can't remember ever racing without any pressure.

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Nothing will ever feel like winning a Daytona 500. I'm never going to do anything in broadcasting, probably anything in any other professional job that will feel like winning the Daytona 500.

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

I grew up around it. That was what my friends were listening to - some of my closest friends are big hip-hop fans.

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

As a race car driver, you kind of get stereotyped into, 'Man, you like country' - or you got to say you like country. I do like a lot of country. But I'm all over the board.

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Normally, on the rare chance that a celebrity comes to my property, I get real nervous.

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

My grandmother was a big Elvis fan, and I am, too, because she played Elvis, and she would keep me all the time when my dad was out of town.

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

There was this guy I used to work with, and he listened to Patsy Cline all the time, so I liked that after a while.

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Some people ain't approachable, and some people are.

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

People get surprised when they see you out buying a DVD at Best Buy like somebody else should be doing it for you or something! They're like, 'What are you doing your grocery shopping for?' Well, 'cause I'm starving!

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

I hate disappointing people and letting people down.

Dale Earnhardt Jr.