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NASCAR Winston Cup Teleconference Moments

Michael Waltrip- Driver #15 NAPA Chevrolet Monte Carlo

"If it doesn't hurt, it wasn't a big deal."

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Zoomster question from Debbie:

Mentally and physically, what's inside a good driver that's not inside most of us?

"Physically you just have to be fit. You need to work out. You need to run and you need to be in good cardiovascular shape. You need to be strong enough so 500 miles in a race car doesn't fatigue you. That's an important part of it in my opinion. Mentally, you've got to be a little bit different. I've watched my buddy Kenny Schrader on a recent Sunday go in the wall flip over and fly to a stop. We were talking about it and he said, 'It wasn't a big deal you know...It didn't hurt!' That's kind of the way we look at it. If it doesn't hurt, it wasn't a big deal. Probably most people would think it is a big deal. I think that's interesting. I think you've got to be just a little bit different."

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