Explore Quotes by Danica Patrick

The commitments, schedule and sponsor appearances don't change. It gets more busy, because you get more popular, and the more popular you are, it actually gets more busy. They're like, 'Yeah, let's use her, she's hot right now. Let's do a shoot!'

Every single aspect of myself, let me put it this way, it's all about trying to incorporate. It's about trying to weave the web and keep everyone happy. And of course, it's about giving value to those people so they continue to sponsor me.

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.

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.

I think the more yellows, the more lights, the better. It alerts everybody. I mean, I guess I'm always a little bit afraid when the yellow comes out, we all get out of it, that someone won't notice it, pile into the back of you.

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

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.

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

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

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'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.

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

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'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?

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

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.

Fame can be annoying, but there are perks too.

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.

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.

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