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title: "1 Troubled Kid Quotes By Dale Earnhardt Jr"
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> [Man, I was a troubled kid. I was going to get kicked out of a Christian school and got sent to military school for a year and a half, and I didn't really have much direction until I got the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dale-earnhardt-jr/man-i-was-a-troubled-kid-i-was-going-to-get-kicked-out-of-a-christian/)

[Dale Earnhardt Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dale-earnhardt-jr/)

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## More by Dale Earnhardt Jr

> [Orange is my favorite color overall.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dale-earnhardt-jr/orange-is-my-favorite-color-overall/)

[Dale Earnhardt Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dale-earnhardt-jr/)

> [In my eyes, Joe Gibbs could do no wrong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dale-earnhardt-jr/in-my-eyes-joe-gibbs-could-do-no-wrong/)

[Dale Earnhardt Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dale-earnhardt-jr/)

> [I was way behind in my maturity. I was a 30-year-old acting like a 23-year-old. So when I was 21, I was probably acting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dale-earnhardt-jr/i-was-way-behind-in-my-maturity-i-was-a-30-year-old-acting-like-a-23/)

[Dale Earnhardt Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dale-earnhardt-jr/)

> [My favorite thing to do... is to get my big trailer grill and smoke some meat and sit around with my buddies all day…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dale-earnhardt-jr/my-favorite-thing-to-do-is-to-get-my-big-trailer-grill-and-smoke-some/)

[Dale Earnhardt Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dale-earnhardt-jr/)

> [Death is a weird thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dale-earnhardt-jr/death-is-a-weird-thing/)

[Dale Earnhardt Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dale-earnhardt-jr/)

> [There was this guy I used to work with, and he listened to Patsy Cline all the time, so I liked that after a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dale-earnhardt-jr/there-was-this-guy-i-used-to-work-with-and-he-listened-to-patsy-cline/)

[Dale Earnhardt Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dale-earnhardt-jr/)

> [When someone tells me they've never been to a race, I tell them that the first one they should go to is Bristol, Tennesee.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dale-earnhardt-jr/when-someone-tells-me-they-ve-never-been-to-a-race-i-tell-them-that/)

[Dale Earnhardt Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dale-earnhardt-jr/)

> [Every sport has a 'guy' that personifies what the sport is about and almost creates what the sport is on his own.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dale-earnhardt-jr/every-sport-has-a-guy-that-personifies-what-the-sport-is-about-and/)

[Dale Earnhardt Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dale-earnhardt-jr/)

> [I've always felt like a lot of people's misconceptions of me have to do with how I grew up. I grew up poor, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dale-earnhardt-jr/i-ve-always-felt-like-a-lot-of-people-s-misconceptions-of-me-have-to/)

[Dale Earnhardt Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dale-earnhardt-jr/)

> [I'm competitive, man. Competitive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dale-earnhardt-jr/i-m-competitive-man-competitive/)

[Dale Earnhardt Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dale-earnhardt-jr/)

> [To me, I feel completely, um, utterly normal. I do everything everybody else does.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dale-earnhardt-jr/to-me-i-feel-completely-um-utterly-normal-i-do-everything-everybody/)

[Dale Earnhardt Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dale-earnhardt-jr/)

> [I've done everything I ever thought I would do. I've done more than I thought I was capable of doing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dale-earnhardt-jr/i-ve-done-everything-i-ever-thought-i-would-do-i-ve-done-more-than-i/)

[Dale Earnhardt Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dale-earnhardt-jr/)

> [When you have a concussion, one of the symptoms that is common is anxiety. Imagine having the normal amount of anxieties that everybody shares…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dale-earnhardt-jr/when-you-have-a-concussion-one-of-the-symptoms-that-is-common-is/)

[Dale Earnhardt Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dale-earnhardt-jr/)

> [I've been able to make a lot of money and live a lifestyle that I never dreamed of. And I've been able to provide…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dale-earnhardt-jr/i-ve-been-able-to-make-a-lot-of-money-and-live-a-lifestyle-that-i/)

[Dale Earnhardt Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dale-earnhardt-jr/)

> [I've been with some great teams and had good wins and great success at certain periods of time in my career.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dale-earnhardt-jr/i-ve-been-with-some-great-teams-and-had-good-wins-and-great-success/)

[Dale Earnhardt Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dale-earnhardt-jr/)

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