If guys don't respect themselves, they don't respect other people. That's times and personalities. And all of them are not that way. But it don't take but one or two to screw up the whole crowd. — Richard Petty Copy Share Image
You can work hard, do everything that you think is right, but one thing you'll never overcome in life is fate. You can't control… — Richard Petty Copy Share Image
I don't know if it was much of an interview. We just shot the breeze. — Richard Petty Copy Share Image
Cotton Owens was leading and daddy was second. They came up on me and I moved over to let them pass. Cotton went on,… — Richard Petty Copy Share Image
We drove for the sheer fun of driving because there wasn't that much money to be made. — Richard Petty Copy Share Image
Racing has become more show time; we've got to have something new to create interest in the sport. — Richard Petty Copy Share Image
I didn't miss out on a family life because of racing. I had one because of it. — Richard Petty Copy Share Image
There is no doubt about precisely when folks began racing each other in automobiles. It was the day they built the second automobile. — Richard Petty Copy Share Image
Cats know, comin' out of four, they better be standin' on it, else they'll be standin' in it. — Richard Petty Copy Share Image
If you ain't trying to cheat a little, you ain't likely to win much. — Richard Petty Copy Share Image
Now they're getting so politically correct you can't even stick your tongue out at somebody. — Richard Petty Copy Share Image
When I first started racing, my father said, "Win the race as slow as you can. — Richard Petty Copy Share Image
