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Danica Patrick

(1982) Racing Automobile Driver

81 quotes in 386 categories

Danica Patrick tells young racers to aim higher than her, using her own drive to be better than everyone around her. She says happiness can sit beside fierce competition, and she often relaxes in jeans and a tank top after the Indy 500. Her words blend personal style with a lesson about learning from the past.

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Danica Patrick is a racing automobile driver, best known for Danica: crossing the line.

Quick Facts About Danica Patrick

Born: March 25, 1982
Profession: Racing Automobile Driver
Notable works: Danica: crossing the line

About Danica Patrick

Danica Sue Patrick is an American former professional racing driver who competed in the IndyCar Series from 2005 to 2011 and the NASCAR Cup Series from 2012 to 2018. She is the most successful woman in the history of American open-wheel car racing—her victory in the 2008 Indy Japan 300 is the only win by a woman in IndyCar.

Quotes by Danica Patrick

Together, we can put the brakes on breast cancer.

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I'm definitely different and I know that.

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I'm a good blend of both my mom and dad.

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It looks like I have a thing for dangerous sports, don't I?

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

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Fame can be annoying, but there are perks too.

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I leave it up to the government to make good decisions for Americans.

Decision making

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You have to keep thinking, I can be better.

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One of the areas I have a little less confidence in is giving any kind of a speech.

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In motorsports we work in the grey areas a lot. You're trying to find where the holes are in the rule book.

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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…

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Every time I get into a Nationwide car after being in a Cup car, I feel so much more comfortable than I…

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My boyfriend loves golf and he is good at it but I am not that great at it. It drives me nuts,…

Competitive

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I know that England changed me. I became a little bit colder, a little different.

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I want to win at everything. I usually don't like things that I'm not good at, but it doesn't mean I don't…

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In this society these days, women are widely accepted in all kinds of cross-gender areas. So yeah, it's time!

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I just go where my heart tells me, where my gut tells me to go, where I'm enjoying my life the most,…

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I've never been bashful to say that I'm not really interested in Formula One. When I lived in England, it's all I…

Bashful

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I didn't want to fall back. But I realized it was more important to make it to the end under my own…

Athlete

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In the Lamborghini I have to avoid certain roads because of pot holes, and there's nowhere to put my drink, no cup…

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The last time I was pulled over was in 2005. I was going 55 in a 35 mile per hour zone -…

Class

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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…

Goal

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To be honest, when I'm home, every day is a Friday for me. It doesn't really matter what day it is for…

Being honest

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I spent my whole childhood watching open-wheel racing. I spent years going to England and racing open wheel, coming back and racing…

Childhood

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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…

Bells

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We ran well there in the November 2012, my first race with (Tony) Gibson (as crew chief). Unfortunately, we haven't left there…

Accidents

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Being nervous isn't always the worst thing for me.

Anxiety

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I never do anything out of my comfort zone.

Comfort

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At the after-party of the Indy 500, I'm usually wearing jeans and a tank top.

After party

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Racing is been my profession since I was 19 years old.

Career

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

Being the best

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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…

Age

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When pressure's on and when the spotlight's on, I feel like it ultimately ends up becoming some of my better moments.

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Being a girl, my parents could have discouraged me from racing ... but my family has such a passion and so much…

Being a girl

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

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I've never asked for special treatment along the way. And I'm never going to hide the fact that I'm a girl, ever.…

Girl

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

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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…

Lessons

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You know, it's always good to have seen a track before, just to kind of know where the little bumps are here…

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To be honest, once you've driven around for about five, 10 laps, you don't notice a difference.

Driven

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