Quotes by Danica Patrick

“I just didnt want to get left out. I still dont. Im not a gear head at all.”

“Its disappointing. We were running good fuel strategy. It didnt happen for us today. Ive had kind of a bad stretch of DNFs here in midseason, some my fault and some not. Its a whole learning process. I think Im going to work this winter on doing whatever I need to do. Its frustrating to come to these weekends, and feel Im behind the 8-ball because I dont have the experience with these big cars. Maybe Ill pass up a couple of media days to do it and then the media (stories to tell) will be better.”

“Say, youre not so bad. For a girl.”

“From a drivers perspective, technology is critical to what we do on and off the track. Technology provides our pit crews and race strategists with the data they need to make split second decisions that can make the difference between winning and losing a race.”

“I dont know. I never heard of her.”

“We made a lot of progress from practice this morning. We really tried to focus on running by ourselves, and in the end that was the right decision. It feels great to win to win the pole in Chicago in front of all my friends and family. Three poles in a season is a great accomplishment for any driver. Im proud that I was able to do it in my rookie year. Since this ties the rookie pole record, you can bet Ill be shooting for my fourth pole.”

“That was a horrible accident, an engine there, a wheel there, a cockpit there.”

“This is not a good sign.”

“Yeah, I did what I hoped, what I potentially expected from the year.”

“I just want to see everybody before I left for the year, say bye.”

In the Lamborghini I have to avoid certain roads because of pot holes, and theres nowhere to put my drink, no cup holder. And Im not going to lie, it looks pretentious. I used to think it was cool to, like, drive it to dinner. Now? Like I really need to be looked at any more.

Take those chances and you can achieve greatness, whereas if you go conservative, youll never know. I truly believe what doesnt kill you makes you stronger. Even if you fail, learning and moving on is sometimes the best thing.