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" I feel like people are expecting me to fail; therefore, I expect myself to win. "

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" I don't drive by the seat of my pants and happen to win races. I work very hard to interpret the data and drive a certain way. My engineers have confidence in me, and more often than not, when I tell them what I need or what I am feeling with the car, it's right. "

" I want to crush everyone. I want to outsmart everyone. "

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Believe In Yourself

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" When I was younger, all of my family's money went into racing. We were never a stylish family. We never went shopping, because all the money went into buying tires and fuel and all of that. "