Felix Sabates Quotes (29 Quotes)

I saw a face I'd never seen before. Like someone had sucked the blood out and he was ready to die.

There's some areas in Mexico, very wealthy areas in Mexico, with a huge population around it. I wouldn't be surprised if you don't see something there in the next four or five years.

In business I want to be a pig because pigs get fatter and hogs gets slaughtered.

Will you retire''When they put me in the grave, I want to have a pen in my hand.

Personally I think its a bunch of crap. All thats doing is making the teams spend millions of dollars to convert and those guys in the shop are going to make that car go just as fast in a couple of years as its going today. So were going through this exercise and the car of tomorrow is just making everything we own today the car of yesterday and two years from now were going to be right where we are today. NASCAR has to do what they think is right, but I dont agree with them. Thats just my personal opinion.

In racing you've got to be pretty, and some of these guys you can't dress 'em up, Sponcers want someone that can juke and jive. He has to go to into the boardroom and talk to the people. There are a lot of drivers out there today, their career is pretty much history because they have no marketability. You can't make 'em pretty. You can't drink 'em pretty, either. The difference between a 1 and a 10 is a light switch away, well that doesn't work with a race car driver. You can't turn the lights out.

I love it. I think it's the best thing NASCAR has come up with in a long time.

We are the number one custom yacht builder in the world and my goal is to stay there

Being a part of both organizations, there is no comparison in the two organizations. This is a professional organization. The Hornets were just -- I don't know what the hell it was. There is no explaining for them.

Q'You don't spoil your grandchildren do youA'Not this morning, I haven't seen them yet.'

I always knew Casey had the ability, I always had faith in him. I would listen to him on the radio and he never panicked, he always just tried to work his way through every situation. This is a big year for him and I believe he's going to put himself in the Chase for the championship.

I want to be the president of the NASCAR Hispanic Society. I'll even do it for free. I'll furnish my own airplane, my own helicopter. They won't have to give me anything.

I think were going to have a good day today, but we should have a good day every time we come to the racetrack. Thats what we get paid for. I wasnt surprised that Casey won the pole. I think if Sterling had gone out earlier he would have had a real shot to win the pole.Our teams have had some struggles this year. Some of the pain has been self-inflicted, and some of the things we just couldnt help. Itd be great to win here today. In a way, its just another race, but its a big deal to win Daytona and a big deal to win Indy. Really, its a big deal to win anywhere. It pays the same amount of points, but the money is a little bit different.

We've been married for fourty two years and shes always believed in me.

Little E said if they call me to come do something I'll get in my car and go to downtown Charlotte, but I'm not going to Atlanta. That had a lot of influence on the decision.

Their marketing strategy had to be changed to the young people. That's who buys the beer.

When you conduct your business from the weeds, sooner or later the weed-eater will run over you.

I think it's a bunch of crud. All they're doing is making everything we own today the car of yesterday.

It was my brother and I who pushed NASCAR for years to come to Mexico, so this is like a dream come true. This is a great, great facility. And Mexico is the gate to South America. You have to be successful in Mexico if you want to succeed in South America

We are having to live with paying the price for what happened before.

Twenty years ago I was at Daytona and we qualified on the front row and somebody told me that it was because of nitrous oxide. I didnt even know what it was. I got called into the trailer because I was telling people about the nitrous oxide and I didnt even know it was illegal. They told me that when they drop the green flag, my driver better be running dead last by the time we got to turn three on the first lap. I appreciate you guys coming to see what we've got going on this year and I'm looking forward to it. I think the Car of Tomorrow is a bunch of crap, but that's just my opinion. We've come a long way in my 20 years of racing. A lot of people didn't think me and Chip working together would last for three weeks, but we've proven them wrong.

You can't have Gomer Pyle any more driving a race car, Those days are over. You've got to have somebody that at least looks good and can talk in front of a TV camera, and can sit down and talk to the CEO of a Fortune 500 company.

We had a convicted felon as the president. ... And no organization.

Think about this. Would you want to go to Atlanta at 8 o'clock at night and walk around by yourself

The most important factor was all the drivers are there. To make a hall of fame successful they need drivers to make appearances.

To make a hall of fame successful they need drivers to make appearances. These guys are not going to get in an airplane to fly to Atlanta to do appearances.

At the end of the day, those guys in the shop are going to make this car go just as fast in a couple years as it's going today.

I've told my wife that if the Hispanic population in NASCAR keeps growing, I'm going to ask Bill France Jr. for a job.

They don't make any money here. But they're making investments.