( 8 reviews )
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Posted: Jun 4 2009
We've only heard bits and pieces of the background of Danica Patrick and what got her to Indy, but by reading this book you learn the details. Karting, Formula Ford in UK, her patron sponsors, Bobby Rahal discovering her, her families dedication to her, her romance with her eventual husband. My own feelings about her - having been someone myself who went to England to race FF1600 at 26 - is that her biggest accomplishment was going to England at 16 for 3 years to race. She didn't get good cars, and no one was there to look out for her and it affected her results of course. It took a lot of guts. (She has guts!) I came away being a fan of her's - I wasn't before.
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( 1 of 1 found this review helpful ) Posted: Jan 19 2009
I have a newfound respect for Danica Patrick after reading her autobiography. The book is an easy, one day read and dull at times, but tells you a lot about racing. I now realize that Danica does not just jump behind a wheel and start driving as fast as she can. I admire her for her courage and desire to breach a "man's world". There are times she comes across as arrogant, but yet there are even more moments of pure honesty in which she admits she is not perfect. She addresses her past mistakes and what she learned from them. I also enjoyed her witty comments here and there and I was surprised to find some of my own thoughts voiced. My personal favorite: "I've only just begun to share my spirit and my hope that someday we will live in a world where a woman can grow to become president of the United States and little boys can grow up believing it's not a mark of inferiority to stay home and raise children while their wives run the country!" I could not have said it better, Danica.
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Posted: May 22 2008
I originally purchased this book for my daughter as she has recently turned 15 and involved with cart racing. I read it first and was impressed not only with the racing aspects that my daughter can relate to but the life lessons to be learned by someone who has been there. It seems it's sometimes better coming from someone other than DAD. To have my daughter passionate about racing is a godsend and I am so proud of my daughter just like the Patrick's must be of their daughter. I recommend it to any parent of a teenage daughter AND as a gift to a teenage daughter. The boys are on their own!
