Rick Mears
Rick Mears
Rick Ravon Mearsis a retired American race car driver. He is one of three men to be four-time winners of the Indianapolis 500, and the current record-holder for pole positions in the race with six. Mears is also a three-time Indycar series/World Series champion...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRace Car Driver
Date of Birth3 December 1951
CityWichita, KS
CountryUnited States of America
dream america giving
America allows us to be able to dream, then gives us the ability to achieve those dreams.
dream american-dream
The American Dream is about freedom.
dream goal racing
For me, the American Dream was to go racing; for others, it's to pursue whatever their goals may be.
drivers enjoying felt happened hear mostly
You hear a lot of drivers say they'll quit when they're not enjoying it. That's pretty much what happened to me. It was a combination of things, but mostly it was losing that enthusiasm I always felt before.
winning pace enough
You've got to learn a pace that's fast enough to win, but slow enough to finish.
attitude nascar-racing firsts
To finish first, you must first finish.