Controlling Quote by Chase Elliott

During the race there's only so much you can do. Whatever's going to happen is going to happen.

— Caeleb Dressel

My biggest concern during a race is getting bored. The biggest thing I have to combat is falling asleep while going around and around.

— Mario Andretti

I just have to take it race by race, focus on what you can do, and the rest is out of your control.

— Lance Stroll

From what I've learned I need to do, is let everything else go and focus on finishing the race and having fun.

— Bubba Wallace

You must see yourself run the race over and over, time and time again. You must put yourself in critical positions and see how…

— Rod Milburn

I save the race for the race and I don't let it all out in practice.

— Tyson Gay

When I race, I don't think about it; it just happens.

— Michael Phelps

Mentally, my key is just focusing on the little things I need to do in a race, whether that's tempo, turn entry, start speed,…

— Shani Davis

You have a lot of emotion at the end of the race. It is not easy to control that when you win.

— Maurice Greene

As stressful as it can be trying to plan out your moves and think about the race, I think I do better when I'm…

— Ricky Stenhouse Jr

I learned that I was just getting too consumed by racing. That's all I used to do was think about it. You have to…

— Tony Stewart

Your perception of racing needs to be fine-tuned

— Mick Doohan