Mark Martin Quotes & Sayings

Obviously you can look at things however you choose to and I'm not proud of some people in sports, but I don't really look at it as my calling to be out there setting an example. I just try to treat people the way the I want to be treated - with respect and some dignity. — Mark Martin

Kids pick up and absorb a lot more than you think they do. I try to do what I think is right, and I try to lead by example. — Mark Martin

I'm not comfortable telling my kids how they should be or how they should think or how they should act or anything else. — Mark Martin

Hopefully, the drivers will be able to race without running over one another. Anything with a heritage like this racetrack, I would not have messed with it. I would have saved my money. — Mark Martin

Your faith shapes the kind of person that you are. — Mark Martin

I guess I'd rather be lucky than good. — Mark Martin

Your character is slowly built and quickly eroded. You're definitely influenced whatever you are immersed in and whatever you're around and what you're a part of. — Mark Martin

I've turned over a new leaf. On TV, Kenny Wallace said I was a pessimist after Charlotte, so I got mad. Now I am so excited about coming back that I just can't stand it. I wish we were starting tomorrow and I'm going to win! That's the new me. — Mark Martin

Really, we don't relate our Atlanta setup to here. I feel like the shock [absorber] package will be different and the springs will certainly be different than Atlanta. — Mark Martin

I don't think that I'm the smartest guy around, so I'm better off to keep my mouth shut as much as I can rather than opening my mouth and proving to people that I don't know what I'm talking about. I'm more of a leader by example than I am a preacher. — Mark Martin

My fans freak out and think I'm never going to race again. And I don't want them to do that because I want them to be there to pull for me in the truck series next year. — Mark Martin

I'm far from perfect but I have managed to earn a good deal of respect by trying to implement the kinds of things you learn about. — Mark Martin

Kill one and you might as well kill 21. — Mark Martin

Life is short and I have some things I'd still like to do. — Mark Martin

We are going to look at the results at the end of the semester to determine the future of the program. I am really eager to see what the scores look like on the end of the semester report cards. — Mark Martin

I learned a lot. I knew I had a lot to learn because it's been so long, but that sure did show up there today. — Mark Martin

I'm not always successful. But I try to treat the people the way I want to be treated. I really try to keep that in mind, but it doesn't always work. — Mark Martin

I think what you study and what you believe in has an influence in the way you live. — Mark Martin

I try not to have expectations because they can tend to tear you apart. I expect to work as hard as I can possibly work and I expect to give every ounce of a hundred percent. — Mark Martin