People that know me know I take stuff personally.

It's as much looking out your rear-view mirror as the windshield. You want to make sure you put your car in front of the right line. You're constantly looking behind you.

Dale was just trying to get third. Maybe he was thinking that he could get a run on everyone coming out of Turn 4. But the race was over. Junior and I had pulled away, so there was no need to block. That always hurt me when people said he was blocking for me, because it almost felt like it was my fault that he died. But I don't think that anymore.

I was confident that I not only could win races, but I could win the championship.

This is racing. There is going to be twists and turns. You're going to be dealt setbacks.

The thing that warms my heart is people. I have just met so many kind folks that want to just pat you on the back and say, 'We love you.'

Anybody can be replaced. I can be replaced.

I built my team with Dale in mind. He lives with me. He's part of who I am because I just appreciated who he was and how he went about things. People worked on his cars at Dale Earnhardt Incorporated before I got there. When Dale would walk by you could just tell people were thinking, 'these are Dale Earnhardt's cars.'

There's a Bible verse that says if you believe, you will be in the presence of the Lord in the blink of an eye. And I know Dale was a believer, and that means that he saw his son and his friend going to win the Daytona 500, and he was in heaven all within the blink of an eye.

I love my job. It doesn't feel like a job, and I don't look at it as work.

You can only beat a guy down so far before he has a tendency to start listening to what you're saying.

I just feel so confident when I get in my race car that I'm going to do good, I'm going to win, I'm going to outrun everybody.

I would probably build somewhere between a half-mile and three-quarter-mile track. It would be sort of like Indianapolis Raceway Park. When I was a kid, that was my favorite track.

I act like I'm always in a good mood when I'm not, but it's my job.

I learned from BMX and skateboarding how to take a fall.

It's my job. It's not a hobby, it's how I put food on the table for my family. I have to be on a bike.

The way I dig in to push myself through mountain climbs is totally psychological. I'm not designed to do that stuff. It's mind over matter.

I don't listen to any music when I train - I do it outdoors, and I'm not a fan of iPods on bikes.

When I was younger, I didn't really train for the sprint - I trained to get over the mountains. I have to train it now I'm getting older. But the sprint is more born, rather than made.

Training-wise, I don't have an extreme plan I stick to. I know what I have to do, I know the goal. But it's not really structured. That's the beauty of road cycling. It all depends on the conditions on the day and where you are in the world.

The Belgian people, they're so happy.

I realised my whole focus each year is about the Tour de France.

I heal pretty well and I know if I crash on the first day of the Tour de France, I've got to get up and get on with it.

I have a house in a small town in Tuscany where everybody knows and looks out for each other. That's a similar mentality to on the Isle of Man.