John Barnes Quotes (18 Quotes)

We have had a magical ride since Sam joined Panther Racing in 2001 and we hope to secure a third championship this season. It was clear yesterday, when we won Kentucky, that this combination is the toughest in open-wheel racing today. But things change and sometimes people need to step out of a comfort zone and stretch a bit.

The company is making good progress and we remain excited about the future.

It's not my news to release. But I heard about it yesterday.

Weather typically poses the greatest risk in the first quarter of the year, and the favorable weather early in 2006 helped both the barge operations and manufacturing businesses significantly.

Everyone at Panther Racing feels like it's only fitting that we support our country during this time of tragedy. Back in 2001 we made a donation and put an American flag on the engine cover after the tragedy on 911. So we feel a 10,000 donation and bringing awareness to the American Red Cross is the least we can do, and hopefully people in Chicago and watching the race on ABC will do the same.

He wants to stay, so we're going to start talking in the middle of (next) month. We want to keep both of our guys.

The room was too warm, with the sort of cat-barf-beige carpet that has been standard for meeting rooms for a millennium because it hides coffee stains.

There are a lot of talented drivers who have expressed an interest in driving for Panther Racing. We will begin our search immediately to determine what direction Panther Racing will take for 2004.

We're going to miss it. No doubt about that.

We had two poles this weekend with Mark Taylor and now with Sam. You better believe we make sure Sam eats the right food tonight.

We think the world of Sam and I would give him the shirt off my back any day. We were very shocked at his decision because we thought we still had a chance to match the offer. Nothing ever went beyond that point. But that's OK.

Trading for the first four months of the new year has continued to be good and well ahead of the same period last year.

We wanted to set the new record in the 200 medley, and then we were hoping to find a way to win the last two. They found a way to pull it off. They raced incredibly well today. I'm just incredibly happy and proud of them.

He's a very smart, very bright kid, so we knew he could quarterback the defense. We felt he could run pretty darn well, and if he would hit somebody, which we thought he would because we watched him block as a fullback, that he could pick it up pretty fast. And the rest is history.

A judge, a dentist, lawyers, two undertakers, a mayor, a township manager. All the trades, you name it.

At one time we had 250 members. But that's down now to about 30, and only 12 to 15 of them are active.

What other choice is there, really All I can do is my own actions, all I can say are my own words, I can only be myself. If I make those right I have reached my limit. The rest I must leave to others.

I can remember back to 1982, and we were basically working 247 from July 4 to the end of the World Series, ... After the Series, I was totally spent. Someone asked me, 'Did you have any time to enjoy it' And I said, 'Well, I'll enjoy the next one.'