Jimmie Johnson quotes:

I lived in Wisconsin for a while, so I keep my eyes on the Packers. I grew up in San Diego, so there's the Chargers, but outside of that, I'm really kind of lame because I don't have a specific team I pull for.

I want to say thank you to everybody at Hendrick Motorsports for their hard work...Obviousl y, the front row is very special, big thank you to Chevrolet and my awesome sponsor Lowe's Home Improvement !

I feel I'm entitled to my opinion, right or wrong.

The Daytona 500 is a career-winning race. It defines careers for drivers, crew members, crew chiefs and race teams. It has that power.

I was able to get through the field and get this Lowe's ProServices Chevy up front. Those last few restarts I was able to hang on and duke it out with those guys and get a nice, top-three finish.

Very few athletes have the chance to be brought into the White House.

I really enjoy the football season.

I've always looked for my affirmation through my peers, the people I race against, and within my team.

Driving will never be away from me - I can't just give it up. It's all I've ever done, and there's something about being in that car.

I don't need to break the speed limit. But if I'm not passing other vehicles on the interstate, I get a little irritated.

I'd love to have an opportunity to tie the greats in Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt Sr.

I lift weights four times a week, usually run five days a week.

How do you say no when a little kid is asking you for ice cream? I know I can't say no to it myself.

There is no other way to start the season than to win the Daytona 500.

Since I was kid, what's drawn me to racing is the feeling inside of me, the passion I have for the sport, the feeling I have while competing and doing what I do in a car, on a bike, whatever it's been.

I swam in high school.

NASCAR fans are very knowledgeable and very passionate.

It is just awesome, there's no other way to describe it. To be the first to win in a Gen-6 car "¦ I'm just very proud of the moment.

I own motorized bar stools.

I grew up racing off-road trucks. They were on road courses with jumps. I made a name for myself in that style of racing.

The thing I love about off-road racing is the pride in how abusive it is.

I didn't get into racing to make friends.

The competition in today's world of racing is so tough.

NASCAR does a good job of trying to keep things equal with new rules. We're not allowed to have computers in our cars to tell the crew what's going on. So the only thing you have is the driver, and the driver-crew chief relationship. That's the most important thing.

I suck at golf and a variety of other things I go out and do with my friends.

I do find it amusing when somebody cuts me off, makes an aggressive move on me in a car. I'm like, 'Do you have any idea what I do for a living? Why?'

I've challenged (Donovan McNabb) to whatever athletic endeavor he wants, but he laughs it off

A losing football team looks at excuses. A championship football team looks at solutions.

I grew up in a very simple home, a very simple background, and to be able to do what I'm able to do today, I'm very honored. I don't think I'll ever lose that perspective, and I don't want to.

I grew up on two wheels in the dirt.

There's just a pit that develops in your stomach and doesn't go away. It's the championship pit, and it's there.

You watch guys live through their peaks, and then unfortunately, you've got to come down from that peak.

Jeff [Gordon] doesn't sit down and explain things. We don't sit and have meetings where I'm the student. He really teaches by example. I've learned a lot on and off the racetrack.

It's real easy to sit on your couch and point fingers and say, 'So-and-so did something wrong...'. But until you are out there in these cars at these speeds and seeing all the near-misses and what is really going on, it is not worth forming an opinion.

I have a lot of confidence in myself, a lot of confidence in the race team, our equipment and if my mind plays games on me, I just fall back on the team.

I just don't have words to express how proud I am of this race team.

Experience is invaluable. I can't express enough how much experience in this sport has helped me as a driver.

In the World Series, when a pitcher's not doing his job, they put another one in that can.

If the roles were reversed, I would be saying the same thing. As a competitor, you're tired of the same guy winning. I guess I understand where they're coming from and what they're saying ... I don't necessarily agree with it. I think it would be great for someone to win five straight.

Since I was kid, what's drawn me to racing is the feeling inside of me, the passion I have for the sport, the feeling I have while competing and doing what I do in a car, on a bike, whatever it's been

We've got a lot of racing left, but when we're winning at places we're not supposed to, you better watch out.

I've always wanted to get involved with designing a video game.

I've been very fortunate to dodge a nickname throughout my entire career. I've never had one.

I've met a handful of presidents, from Jimmy Carter to Bill Clinton to George Bush to Barack Obama.

My fans are always extremely loyal.

The No. 20 (Matt Kenseth) broke the pace car speed, which you aren't supposed to, but, they aren't calling guys on that so I need to start trying that in the future.