53 Quotes By Danica Patrick
Former American professional racing driver Danica Patrick is one of the most successful woman drivers in American open-wheel racing. She believed that it was necessary to take chances to achieve greatness. She began karting at the age of ten and set a high aim to become a successful driver at a young age. She was dedicated to her profession and loved what she did. She has the distinction of being the first woman to achieve several laurels in racing, including the first one to win an IndyCar series. However, her cross gender profession did not stop her from acknowledging her womanhood. We have compiled her quotes from her interviews, comments on social media and her autobiography titled ‘Danica: Crossing the Line.’ A collection of Danica Patrick quotes on women, work, honesty, difference, mistake, winning, etc.
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. That's obvious, isn't it?
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.
I think there's a lot of deep-rooted history in England with racing. Lots of Formula One teams are based there. Formula One is obviously a huge sport over in England and Europe.
I never do anything out of my comfort zone.
At the after-party of the Indy 500, I'm usually wearing jeans and a tank top.
I'm not tall enough to be a model, but I wish I was 6-foot, because I love it. It's kind of artsy, and I'm artsy. And I love clothes.
One of the areas I have a little less confidence in is giving any kind of a speech.
No one wants to hear my perspective on politics, but I think honestly as you get older, you get more interested in it.
Fame can be annoying, but there are perks too.
I leave it up to the government to make good decisions for Americans.
No matter how good you are, how brave you are or anything, it comes down to that car so many times. Not every time, but so many times.
I think you have to feel comfortable with your car. You have to go into turn one, every lap, with confidence. You have to be sure of yourself and your equipment.
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.
I've read stories that are set in a celebrity's house, and you know where it is and what it looks like and what's inside it, and that's not something I want anyone to know.
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.
Since I started in Nascar, popularity has definitely gone up. I've become more attractive and helpful to companies that are looking for spokespersons. So from that perspective, things are going really well.
I've been fortunate Daytona is a place I've run better than anywhere else, and that's a big race. Maybe it has to do with attention and pressure and the drive to do well when a lot of people are watching.
I think that Indy is special to me. The greater the distance between the last time I drove an Indy car and the next time, I wouldn't like that to be too big.
I mean, you've kind of got the track down, especially with ovals. The only thing that improves is that when race conditions come, you know what to expect slightly more from the track and from your car.
You know, it's always good to have seen a track before, just to kind of know where the little bumps are here and there, and just the general feel for the size.
I take none of that to heart. I don't feel like there's anything that I need to do for anybody else. I want to win bad enough for myself anyway, that nothing anybody can say can make me want to win any more.
I feel like, sometimes, people, because of the amount of media, because of the amount of attention, people seem to think I have to do things. Like, I have to win right now! But I don't feel like that.
I've never seen myself as a 'girl driver.' I'm just a driver.
I think you can be happy and still be competitive. A good lesson for everybody is to think a bit before you speak and represent who you really are instead of the brash emotional you.
Every time I get into a Nationwide car after being in a Cup car, I feel so much more comfortable than I did previously.
Indy, I have lots of great memories from there, and probably the part of me that doesn't feel quite as longing for it is that there is still a chance that I could do it again. It's not gone.
To be honest, once you've driven around for about five, 10 laps, you don't notice a difference.
Sometimes it takes looking at the past to really be able to move forward and learn from it.
Being nervous isn't always the worst thing for me.
In motorsports we work in the grey areas a lot. You're trying to find where the holes are in the rule book.
