I've never seen myself as a 'girl driver.' I'm just a driver. by Danica Patrick

I've never seen myself as a 'girl driver.' I'm just a driver.

Danica Patrick

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Take those chances and you can achieve greatness, whereas if you go conservative, you'll never know. I truly believe what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Even if you fail, learning and moving on is sometimes the best thing.

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Give yourself permission to shoot for something that seems totally beyond your grasp. You may be surprised at your capabilities

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I was very against pink and purple when I was young, because they were girls' colors. But that was only because I didn't want people to write me off for what I can do. When I got into my 20s, I decided that was stupid.

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If you want to be the best in your industry you need to have a re... by Danica Patrick

If you want to be the best in your industry you need to have a relentless dedication to your job.

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I've been taught from a young age to want to be the best driver... It was about being the best driver and not the best girl.

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Take those chances and you can achieve greatness, whereas if you... by Danica Patrick

Take those chances and you can achieve greatness, whereas if you go conservative, you'll never know.

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Sometimes it takes looking at the past to really be able to move... by Danica Patrick

Sometimes it takes looking at the past to really be able to move forward and learn from it.

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I would also tell kids to make sure that they love whatever they end up doing in life. To really be good at something and excel you have to love it and have to be dedicated to it. Not every day is great and not every day is easy, but you do it because you love it.

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We don't do things we aren't good at by nature. I wouldn't play basketball because I'm only 5' 1". Find what you enjoy - whether it's racing, flying a helicopter, being a doctor, or stitching clothes together. Once you've done that, you have the passion you need.

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I think you have to feel comfortable with your car. You have to go into Turn 1, every lap, with confidence. You have to be sure of yourself and your equipment.

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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.

media age thinking

To be honest, when I'm home, every day is a Friday for me. It doesn't really matter what day it is for me. A lot of my friends actually have time off during the week, and so it doesn't prohibit me from enjoying myself when I am home on a Monday or a Tuesday.

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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.

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It would be hypocritical of me to use being female in some ways, and diss being female in other ways. It's part of the programme.

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You have to keep thinking, I can be better. by Danica Patrick

You have to keep thinking, I can be better.

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So many people have that story as to how they could have maybe won the Indy 500, which is for me the ultimate goal. I would imagine for a lot of people it's the ultimate goal. It's definitely high up on the list.

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You know, sometimes the little victories that I have throughout the season are not necessarily obvious on the track. Maybe they're another aspect of what I'm doing, winning little victories here and there to get everything in line to be able to perform from top to bottom on race day.

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I know what it takes to be fast and I feel like every year I learn valuable lessons about how to be better the next time.

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I feel like with Indy cars, you can just show up - if you are equipped to build and make a nice car, then you could be competitive. But in NASCAR I don't see that even being possible for someone to just show up with a car. There's too much evolution of the tricks and bells and whistles and all the things it takes to be fast in stock-car racing that you wouldn't know.

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I'd love to do well on a big weekend with people watching and cheering, of course. But it's not fair to create an expectation level before I know what is realistic. I want to finish as well as possible. Is that top 20? Top 15? Top 25? You just have to play it by ear.

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