“I mean, she’s a lot of fun to be around,She brings a new energy to our company. I enjoyed last year a lot and enjoy and look forward to working with her this year, see how much she learns. I think she came a really long way for the races she ran and how spotty the season was. She did pretty good. Especially near the end, she really picked it up a lot of places, became competitive in a few races. ” - Dale Earnhardt Jr.
This quote came from the New York Times article "A Go-Slow Approach in Patrick’s Second Year in Nascar" by Viv Bernstein.
This quote goes to show that having a girl around does not change the moral of the game or sport. Like Dale Earnhardt Jr. stated, since she is the first girl in history to participate in Nascar Racing, she did well. Once we get the hang of the game then we will be just as competitive.
In the article that I got this quote from states that over the past two years that Danica Patrick has been in racing she has had some downfalls. She has brought herself back up to the top. She entered Nascar at the age of 28. She placed 35th in last years Nationwide race in Daytona. The month before, in California, she ran in the top 15. At the Homestead-Miami Speedway in the Nationwide season finale in November she finished 19th. This goes to show that girls are capable. It might take us some work and getting used to but we can do this just like Danica Patrick has done and will continue to do.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/18/sports/autoracing/18danica.html?scp=1&sq=A%20Go-Slow%20Approach%20in%20Patrick%E2%80%99s%20Second%20Year%20in%20Nascar&st=cse
Women have always struggled with being equal to men. Even in today's time, when so much progress has been made, sports are still segregated. I am proud of Danica Patrick, and I wish that more women would be like her. My question is, "How many more years do you think it will be before sports are completely desegregated?"
ReplyDeletePersonally I dont think that it will be any time soon. I am also very proud of Danica Patrick. For example, they have male baseball and girls baseball. Girls baseball is softball; the equipment is different because we are girls. I think that things should not be segregated. Thank you.
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