When you travel the world, you have to watch and you have to listen. We're not going to come in to Ireland without an understanding that there's a history that's very sensitive.

My mother went to university, my father didn't. But they are very educated, very wise people. My father went to the military, so he's worldly.

There are too many leaders anointed because they have a public voice - television, radio, or record, or whatever. That even includes myself. In the past, I'd say, 'Don't anoint me when you can anoint yourself.'

I grew up as a sports fan, and I know that a hall of fame is very different than an award for being the best of the year. It's a nod to the longevity of our accomplishment.

I am a family man, and I have to find my priorities. During the season, it is to race. During the off-season, it is to spend time with my family.

When you're your parents' one shot at a genetic legacy, you may get to attend all the best schools, wear all the best clothes and eat all the best foods - at least relative to children in multiple-sibling households. But you also wind up with an overweening sense of your own importance.

I'm convinced that what kids need today are parents - not buddies. They need someone who will exercise mature judgment.

You have to tease your family. You tease the ones that you're closest to.