Richard Petty Quotes

United States, Driver
July 2, 1937

Richard Lee Petty , nicknamed The King, is a former NASCAR driver who raced from 1958 to 1992 in the former NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup Series (now called the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series).

I quit driving, I'm not retired.

Richard Petty
- Driving
- Retired
Now they're getting so politically correct you can't even stick your tongue out at somebody.

Richard Petty
- Getting
- Correct
- Somebody

I don't know if it was much of an interview. We just shot the breeze.

Richard Petty
- Much
- Interview
- Breeze
If there are 10 people there, two or three are going to recognize you.

Richard Petty
- People
- Recognize
Cotton Owens was leading and daddy was second. They came up on me and I moved over to let them pass. Cotton went on, but daddy bumped me in the rear and my car went right into the wall.

Richard Petty
- Right
- Leading
- Came
I'd rather be called King than other things I've been called.

Richard Petty
- King
- Other
- Rather
Cats know, comin' out of four, they better be standin' on it, else they'll be standin' in it.

Richard Petty
- Better
- Four
- Else
If guys don't respect themselves, they don't respect other people. That's times and personalities. And all of them are not that way. But it don't take but one or two to screw up the whole crowd.

Richard Petty
- People
- Respect
- Crowd