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DAYTONA BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 14: Danica Patrick, driver of the #7 GoDaddy Chevrolet, talks to the media during the Daytona 500 Media Day at Daytona International Speedway on February 14, 2018 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Robert Laberge/Getty Images)

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DAYTONA BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 14: Danica Patrick, driver of the #7 GoDaddy Chevrolet, talks to the media during the Daytona 500 Media Day at Daytona International Speedway on February 14, 2018 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Robert Laberge/Getty Images)
Danica Patrick has surely had her struggles going up in the Motorsports world. And in an event at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, she took a moment to give her ultimate advice to young High School girls.
It was the same advice she used herself to make her mark in the industry.
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Patrick emphasized choosing a career path that you really enjoy and care about.
“Find something you actually freaking like to do,”
Of course, that’s the number 1 advice everyone keeps in mind while choosing a profession. And that’s surely what Danica asked herself too, considering she had plenty of people who doubted her.
“I wouldn’t say I ever had people tell me I couldn’t do this early,” Patrick said. “I don’t doubt that there were many people that didn’t think I could do this. You can feel that.”
Yet, she stayed on her path and ended up becoming one of the most popular race car drivers in the world.

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LAGUNA NIGUEL, CA – OCTOBER 02: Danica Patrick speaks onstage at the Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit 2018 at Ritz Carlton Hotel on October 2, 2018 in Laguna Niguel, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for Fortune)
However, the former driver has now put an end to her racing endeavors and chosen the path of an entrepreneur. Moreover, she talked about writing her own book, which is when she talked about the big advice for all high school girls – “Dream Big”
“That’s the next phase of moving life after racing, spread that message of empowerment and dreaming and finding what you love to do,”
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What a brilliant thing to say. Do you agree?
Danica Patrick Enjoys Her Time Away From Racing
The former NASCAR and IndyCar driver-turned-entrepreneur did an impressive job proving her mettle as a racer. After her retirement, she chose a life of broadcasting and joined Clint Bowyer in Fox Booth in March this year.

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KANSAS CITY, KS – OCTOBER 20: Danica Patrick, driver of the #10 Code 3 Associates Ford, walks to her car on the grid during qualifying for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway on October 20, 2017 in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
She talked about how she loves racing in an interview with FOX.
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“That was a 27-year season of my life, where I sort of strapped on the armor, and I was tough and strong and aggressive and was built for that world.”
But, Patrick is also enjoying her time away from the sport, in a less intense role in the Broadcasting Booth for FOX Sports. Moreover, she is quite invested in her businesses and her life at home with her dogs.
“And I also enjoy this phase of my life, where I can take some of that armor off, and I don’t have to be so tough, and I don’t have to be so aggressive, and I don’t have to do so much.”
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Clearly, she’s an icon in the racing world for many people.
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