Whether it’s positive or negative, feedback is a pretty crucial part of almost all endeavors one takes in life. But reacting to feedback is a fine line. Ignoring it completely isn’t ideal, and neither is taking it too personally. So it’s better to look at it as ‘information’ instead of a judgment. At least that’s what former NASCAR driver Danica Patrick is doing.
Patrick, who is currently on a two-race stint in the FOX Sports booth alongside former teammate Clint Bowyer, recently revealed whether she takes into consideration the feedback she receives.
“I do a little bit. It can be dangerous, but it’s information,” she said. “There’s a certain level of looking at perspectives where it gives you information, even if it’s bad.”
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However, in her case, she revealed it has been “pretty good so far.”
“I’ve gotten quite a few nice messages, and it seems like there’s been good feedback on social media. I’ll try to do my best this weekend at Phoenix and hopefully it should be a little easier,” she added.
.@Alex_Bowman and the No. 48 team gambled at the end and it Vegas, and it paid off.@ClintBowyer, @DanicaPatrick and @mikejoy500 share their thoughts on Sunday's finish. pic.twitter.com/IFEXIMpySn
— FOX: NASCAR (@NASCARONFOX) March 7, 2022
Patrick described how finding your rhythm alongside stepping into the rhythm of the Clint Bowyer-Mike Joy duo takes “a little bit of time.”
“I think this weekend we’ll pick up where we left off and laugh a little, call a great race and I’m sure exciting things will happen.”
Will Danica Patrick make a sensational comeback to racing?
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Danica Patrick retired from all forms of motorsports after the 2017 season. Yet despite that, she made a couple of appearances in her ‘retirement’; one was the Daytona 500 and the other was the Indianapolis 500, both in 2018.
But after that, Patrick ‘officially retired’ and hasn’t stepped into a racecar since.
So when she was asked about once again reconsidering her retirement, Patrick kept her answer crisp and apt – “No, I’m good. I’m smart enough to never say never, but I have no desire.”
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