Jeff Hammond Quotations

He's a different person than he was a year ago.

We give our fans what they want. The fans, I think, connect with the fact that we haven't forgotten them.

They're in good equipment, they've got good people working with them. . . .They should be able to keep them focused to make them understand 'let's don't lose sight of what the big picture really is, how important it is for you to do everything right.' No matter how good you are you can get yourself in trouble. I think that was proven a year ago when Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jeff Gordon had some issues. Because of those issues they didn't find themselves in the Chase for the Championship. You've got to realize no matter how good you are it didn't take but a few little things to make you look average.

That helps a guy grow up in a hurry. This sport will make you grow up in a hurry.

Hey, I'll give you some tires next week if you'll scuff tires for me right now.

High-school tennis, it was fun, ... but I got more into USTA tournaments because that's what college coaches look for. I'm playing so much outside of school on the weekends, training with separate coaches. It was too much. I had to quit.

I don't think there's any way to describe how fun and exciting it was to fly with the Blue Angels. I've had some wild rides in my life, but this is by far the most exciting one ever.