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Patrick: Biological differences make men in women's sports completely unfair
“There are some true hormonal, physiological reasons why men should not compete in women's sports when it comes to strength, when it comes to power size. Those things are really different, and when men have at least 10 times the testosterone that women do, whic…”
Patrick: I sued my IndyCar team over withheld financial data
“Because that's, because I ended up suing my IndyCar team in the end, because I was in a profit sharing arrangement with them, and they weren't providing data, like the information, and the contracts, and the numbers, and so you know, I just trusted that they w…”
Patrick: Amber Rose's RNC speech was articulate and beautiful
“Super impressed. She's a stripper. She's on the RNC stage with a tattoo on her head speaking like, So articulately and beautifully. I'm like, wow, good for you. Hell yeah.”
Patrick: Female success competes with men's inherent provider nature
“I do think that there's like a provider Gene for men, like, and I think that when a woman is successful, it, like, competes with that provider gene, like, or, like, nature within them.”
Patrick: Set goals so lofty that falling short is still high achievement
“I totally believe you need to have really, really big goals, really lofty ones that you don't even know if you can, they shouldn't almost be, like, They should be believable only from a hopes and dreams standpoint, but it should be, like, almost, it should be,…”
Patrick: Skill alone is insufficient in sports due to constant losing
“That's why skill isn't really enough in sports, and that you have to have more, because you lose a lot.”
Patrick: Athletic fame does not confer automatic credibility in new businesses
“And I realized that just because I drove race cars doesn't mean that people think I know how to make wine. And in fact, that seems totally reasonable. So you have to, like, build up a reputation. You have to build up credibility. So I think that's, like, the o…”
Patrick: Gender doesn't matter in racing because cars operate identically
“The car doesn't know the difference. The car doesn't know if it's a girl or a guy driving it. Shouldn't matter, right? The potential is still there, so that's probably why.”
Patrick: I got secret breast implants while racing to avoid looking insecure
“I got them when I was racing, so I was like, this seems counterintuitive for an athlete, and it shows I'm insecure about something, you know, like, I'm just not trying to advertise that.”
Patrick: Transparency isn't vulnerability if you're comfortable oversharing
“I'm very transparent, which I think is not vulnerable. Like, I'm just comfortable telling you anything.”
Patrick: I retain 100% ownership of my businesses to avoid partners
“I have businesses, but I own all of them. It's because I was, you know, so gun shy from doing this deal and getting bit that that I just, it's just so much easier to not have to answer to anyone or anyone answer to me.”
Patrick: Bryan Johnson is relatable, present, and very easy to talk to
“He has like a little bit of sort of like a techie nerdiness to him. Because that's the world he came from. So there's like a little bit of that. But he's super, like, I'm not going to say super normal because what he does, but he's very easy to talk to. Very, …”
Patrick: I only negotiated direct sponsorship money for my final two races
“The only time I got the money directly to me was when I did my last two races in 2018 when I did Daytona 500 and the Indy 500. I negotiated the deal with the team. I had the money and I negotiated with the team.”
Patrick: Having children was impossible during my racing career
“While I was racing, it was not gonna happen.”
Danica Patrick explains how race car drivers visualize perfect laps
“Visualize, I mean, with racing itself, you just literally visualize perfect laps. Literally put yourself inside the car and you can watch yourself turn it off and then you can watch yourself like apexing. You also imagine how it felt and how you turn the wheel…”