"My goal is people associate November with COPD awareness month as much as they notice October with breast cancer and pink. That'd be a great thing if it happened. The fact that COPD kills more people than breast cancer and diabetes put together should raise some red flags."

"On Memorial Day, I was out floating on Lake Norman and came across Denny Hamlin. We struck up a conversation, and one of the first things we were talking about was how much it helped him when he started racing the Cup car and how much it helped his Nationwide program."

"Maybe back in the day you didn't need to be the greatest looking to be on TV and you didn't need to speak the best, but in this day and age, I think you need to be the package. You need to look the part for your sponsors, you need to be able to speak the part for the media and to big CEOs."

"No one wants to hear my perspective on politics, but I think honestly as you get older, you get more interested in it."

"If I were given the opportunity to present a gift to the next generation, it would be the ability for each individual to learn to laugh at himself."

"The echoes of eternity remind us that kindness can heal wounds that time cannot."

"The youth is the hope of our future."

"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect."