Garth Stein Quotes About Racing

Quotes about: Racing

• Racing is about discipline and intelligence, not about who has the heavier foot. The one who drives smart will always win in the end.

  Garth Stein

  Smart, Winning, Feet

  Garth Stein (2008). “The Art of Racing in the Rain”, Harper

• This is a rule of racing: No race has ever been won in the first corner; many have been lost there.

  Garth Stein

  Race, Racing, Firsts

  Garth Stein (2008). “The Art of Racing in the Rain”, Harper

• I know this much about racing in the rain. I know it is about balance. It is about anticipation and patience... [it is also] about the mind! It is about owning one's body... It is about believing that you are not you; you are everything. And everything is you.

  Garth Stein

  Rain, Believe, Racing

• There is no dishonor in losing the race. There is only dishonor in not racing because you are afraid to lose.

  Garth Stein

  Inspirational, Race, Racing

  Garth Stein (2008). “The Art of Racing in the Rain”, Harper

• In racing, they say that your car goes where your eyes go. The driver who cannot tear his eyes away from the wall as he spins out of control will meet that wall; the driver who looks down the track as he feels his tires break free will regain control of his vehicle.

  Garth Stein

  Wall, Eye, Track

  Garth Stein (2008). “The Art of Racing in the Rain”, Harper

• A winner, a champion, will accept his fate. He will continue with his wheels in the dirt. He will do his best to maintain his line and gradually get himself back on the track when it is safe to do so. Yes, he loses a few places in the race. Yes, he is at a disadvantage. But he i A winner, a champion, will accept his fate. He will continue with his wheels in the dirt. He will do his best to maintain his line and gradually get himself back on the track when it is safe to do so. Yes, he loses a few places in the race. Yes, he is at a disadvantage. But he is still racing. He is still alive

  Garth Stein

  Fate, Race, Track

• Because memory is time folding back on itself. To remember is to disengage from the present. In order to reach any kind of success in automobile racing, a driver must never remember.

  Garth Stein

  Memories, Order, Racing

  Garth Stein (2009). “The Art of Racing in the Rain”, p.18, HarperCollins UK

• I think the one that's going to be the hardest to make into a film is the one that's probably going to be made into a film, which is 'The Art of Racing in the Rain.' I mean, it's narrated by a dog. How do you do that? But hopefully we'll get to see.

  Garth Stein

  Dog, Art, Rain

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