Several celebrities are here for the race, and they all had great things to say about the event:
JIM BURT (Former NFL star)
I have never done this before. I played golf yesterday. My golf game is good, and I had a fun time. Love it here and get the feeling this is like home. I'm looking around today, and this is four times the event when I played in the Super Bowl in Pasadena. This is four times the people. I'm looking forward to seeing all the people and feeling the adrenaline of all the cars. I'm an adrenaline guy. I was an undersized player when I played, so I played on adrenaline. I was 260 pounds playing against guys 310. I like the adrenaline rush.
PAUL KRAUSE (NFL Hall of Famer)
Yes, this is my first time here, and I love it, absolutely love it. I rode in the two-seater (Saturday), and I'd like to do that more. I love the racing. I was at St. Petersburg this year (for the IZOD Indy Car Series race) and enjoyed it immensely. I think this is just fabulous. This is (the race fan's) the Super Bowl. For a driver to win the '500' is like winning the Super Bowl.
ANTHONY MUNOZ (NFL Hall of Famer)
It's my first time at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and I'm pumped. I'm really excited about it. When I first got here I was like, 'Oh my goodness, this is huge'. I'm used to 60,000- and 80,000-seat football stadiums, and this is something else. It's great that so many people can come to one place and experience an event like this...Well, this is my first one (Indy 500) and so far the atmosphere is unbelievable. I've been to Super Bowls. I've been to Final Fours, NBA All-Star Games and golf tournaments. But this is starting to move real close to being at the top.
TY MURRAY (Rodeo legend)
Oh, it's exciting. It's something we've heard about our whole lives. But we've never had the chance to be here and witness it for ourselves. I've heard about it from people who have been everywhere and done everything. And they say it's a day that you have to experience. We're looking forward to it.
RON PERLMAN (Actor, "Sons of Anarchy")
There are not many things that here in 2010 that have the exact same value and meaning as an American icon and institution as the Indy 500. It is every bit as exciting in 2010 as it was when I was a kid growing up in the 1950s. And if you have an opportunity to come as I did, you have to come, you have to experience it at least once. I'm pretty excited, and I don't get that excited anymore.
LYNN SWANN (NFL Hall of Famer)
The '500' is a tremendous event. This is my second time here. The drivers are tremendous athletes. You talk about getting in a car doing 200 laps over 200 miles per hour . The wear and tear on the body and mentally the kind of focus you need, it's kind of like a golfer. You make a good shot here and there, but you got to keep doing it and keep doing it. Sometimes it seems monotonous, but if you lose your focus or lose your concentration, it's a bad shot. And a bad shot at the Indy 500 can mean someone gets really hurt, really bad.
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