Hailie Deegan Quotes

Hailie Deegan

Profession : Driver

Birth : July 18, 2001

I saw these little trucks that I was obsessed with, and my dad got me one for my eighth birthday. That was the start of my racing career.

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That's what stock-car racing is. You hit someone, or you get hit. That's something I had to learn. It's a key factor in why I'm so aggressive. I don't want to have to hit you. But if you're going to hit me, I'm going to hit you.

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Definitely, road courses are something where I lack experience.

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I'm so used to being in this racing world. This is what I want to do. I don't like doing anything else.

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I didn't really know what I was going to do when I was 15, or where I was heading.

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But it's hard for people to give you a chance until you prove to them that you're worthy.

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My parents can't always travel with me because my little brother is a world champion on dirt bikes.

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Usually when I talk with other drivers, it's about past races, what they did, tips for different tracks, especially others in the Ford family.

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Off-track, I do a lot of physical training, I work out a lot. My dad grew up in the motocross scene, where it's intense and everyone's in really good shape. That's the lifestyle that I grew up around, so I might work out more than other racers do.

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I take every race like my ride is on the line, like it's my last. I don't get sponsors when I finish second. My sponsors aren't happy when I finish second. They're happy when I win.

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You're never going to make everyone happy. There's always going to be someone who says something about you on Twitter. You just focus on all the people who do support you. With negative people, it's not me who has the problem. It's them.

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Do I influence people? Maybe.

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Winning is kinda the cure to all things; to getting followers, fans, success. You've just gotta win.

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I try really not to focus on what I've accomplished, but what I need to do next, what I'm working towards.

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You don't feel accomplished when you get that first step on the ladder. You feel accomplished when you're on top of the ladder. I want to be on top, and I'm going to do everything in my ability to get there.

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I think NASCAR racing comes down... to going for those last-lap passes, making those risky moves. That's what makes drivers unique.

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I think the people who just stay in line fall into a segment of average drivers and I don't want to be average. I want to be different; I want to be unique for my driving style and my abilities.

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Any opportunity I get to get into a car, no matter what kind of car it is, I will drive. Driving all of those different cars helps your abilities.

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I have raced trucks in the off-road world but to now have the opportunity to race trucks next season in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is a dream come true.

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I feel like in NASCAR, there's not many personalities that take up social media. Most of the time, it's just the media person doing it for them, and you don't get that connection with the fans when you do that.

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