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Best quotes from Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

By Taylor Nunnally | Published: October 19, 2016 11
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Ten years ago, 'Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby' was released, bringing memorable catch phrases and celebrity faces to the sport of NASCAR. Look back on the best quotes from the movie as it celebrates its milestone.

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Ricky Bobby: 'If you ain't first, you're last.'

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Ricky Bobby: 'I wanna go fast!'

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Ricky Bobby, Cal Naughton, Jr.: 'Shake and bake!'

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Cal Naughton, Jr.: 'I like to picture Jesus in a tuxedo T-shirt because it says I want to be formal, but I'm here to party.'

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Ricky Bobby: 'I don't know what to do with my hands.'

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Jean Girard: 'Aaaaah, Ricky Bobby! Now we shall dance. And yes, it will be a slow jam.'

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Ricky Bobby: 'Help me Jesus! Help me Jewish God! Help me Allah! Help me Tom Cruise! Tom Cruise use your witchcraft on me to get the fire off me! Help me Oprah Winfrey!'

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Cal Naughton Jr.: 'You've gotta cross over the anger bridge and come back to the friendship shore.'

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Ricky Bobby: 'You can't have two No. 1s.'

Cal Naughton, Jr.: 'Yeah, 'cause that would be eleven.'

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Ricky Bobby: 'I'm just a big hairy American winning machine, you know?'
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