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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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Danica Patrick
Age: 42
Born: 1982
Born: March 25
Model
Racing Automobile Driver
Beloit
Wisconsin
Danica Sue Patrick
Chance
Take
Never
Chances
Whereas
Conservative
Greatness
Achieve

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Winning is the obvious goal, but it's not easy. There are so many good drivers and every week is different. I want to win badly, but I understand that it's going to take hard work. In the meantime I'll continue to set obtainable goals and do my best both on and off the racetrack.
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It looks like I have a thing for dangerous sports, don't I?
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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.
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The mistake I really learned from was in 2005, leading the Indianapolis 500. I had a decision whether or not to save enough fuel to finish the race - which meant slowing down - or going all-out for the win. I went conservative and saved enough fuel to go to the end but finished fourth.
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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.
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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 power than to run flat out in the lead or in second and then run out of fuel with a lap to go.
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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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