Danica Patrick Opens Up About Breast Implant Illness, Inflammation, and Starting Over
3/10/20261 hr 5 min
The most decorated woman in motorsports history will tell you she feared losing far more than she loved winning, and that fear is exactly what drove her to the top. In this episode, I’m with racing legend Danica Patrick to unpack the psychology of elite performance, from the “blind faith” that carried her through two decades of racing to the nervous system conditioning she built starting at age 10. What would be possible for you if you learned to channel pressure instead of escaping it?
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First 90 secondsDanica Patrick· Guest0:00
Racing is a competition. It doesn't always work and it can't work all the time. I learned so many of them so young. I'm glad I didn't learn what it was like to learn how to deal with pressure in my 30s. I learned it when I was 10. Right now, we hear a lot about burnout. Even the most mentally tough people, when you put a health problem in the mix, it's, it's so difficult. I'm trying harder than ever, and you can't see it. Like, I'm trying harder than ever. That part of my personality is so important to me. The results are the evidence. Fear is automatic. There is an automaticity to fear, fight or flight, but that regulation is something trained. The body knows how to heal. You have to just give it the right environment. And I was like, "Okay." So you have to practice patience and rest. The reality is, in order for people to really embody and get to the position that they want to get to physically, it requires work. There is no magic pill. Now, the one thing I'd say about that, and this is something that I recommend to people too, is that- Danica Patrick.
Gabrielle Lyon· Host1:19
You are one of the most accomplished and recognizable figures in race car driving. You have broken barriers beyond and