Mike Ryan
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So I just I literally I just pulled over and stopped and I waited for him to turn around. So I was already stopped by the time he turned around and turned the lights on.
So I just I literally I just pulled over and stopped and I waited for him to turn around. So I was already stopped by the time he turned around and turned the lights on.
Sometimes I get a little annoyed with with that. drivers on the road like everybody like you know people merging kind of being foolish uh i'll tell you what bothers me the most is uh no turn signals that really annoys me especially if you're like stopping in the middle of the road to turn and you don't put your signal on i'm like what
Sometimes I get a little annoyed with with that. drivers on the road like everybody like you know people merging kind of being foolish uh i'll tell you what bothers me the most is uh no turn signals that really annoys me especially if you're like stopping in the middle of the road to turn and you don't put your signal on i'm like what
Yeah, I get down there today. I have noticed. It's funny, we travel across the country and each state has its own like work as far as people drive in and kind of what they do. You know, you got like the big cities like New York and stuff like that, where I don't know how people drive in New York in the city. Everyone's just honking at each other.
Yeah, I get down there today. I have noticed. It's funny, we travel across the country and each state has its own like work as far as people drive in and kind of what they do. You know, you got like the big cities like New York and stuff like that, where I don't know how people drive in New York in the city. Everyone's just honking at each other.
But then you got Miami, like you said, where, you know, people just are all over the place. I would say no turn signal bothers me more. If you have your turn signal on, you probably have your music playing too loud and you forgot to turn your turn signal off. I've done that before. But if you're still going and your brake lights aren't on, like, all right, you're not turning anytime soon.
But then you got Miami, like you said, where, you know, people just are all over the place. I would say no turn signal bothers me more. If you have your turn signal on, you probably have your music playing too loud and you forgot to turn your turn signal off. I've done that before. But if you're still going and your brake lights aren't on, like, all right, you're not turning anytime soon.
So I don't really worry about you.
So I don't really worry about you.
i tell you if that does happen i can't be upset about it you know that's a that's a hell of a way to go that's an amazing scientific thing right a meteor coming to get you that's like the odds have to be higher than getting struck by lightning on that one it's like all right well if it was meant to be it's meant to be um i guess for our year it's been like a super scrappy year so far uh like you said last couple weeks haven't really gone our way but
i tell you if that does happen i can't be upset about it you know that's a that's a hell of a way to go that's an amazing scientific thing right a meteor coming to get you that's like the odds have to be higher than getting struck by lightning on that one it's like all right well if it was meant to be it's meant to be um i guess for our year it's been like a super scrappy year so far uh like you said last couple weeks haven't really gone our way but
i've always related this sport just because i can relate to it the most is like a big wave like just you got you're going to be down a little bit and then you got to learn when you know you're riding the wave and you're and you're running really well you have to enjoy that stuff but like not let it bother you if you're sitting out in the ocean and no waves are coming at you or you're getting crushed by them it's just part of it and you just know that you're gonna you're gonna go race next week and uh you can try to do something different
i've always related this sport just because i can relate to it the most is like a big wave like just you got you're going to be down a little bit and then you got to learn when you know you're riding the wave and you're and you're running really well you have to enjoy that stuff but like not let it bother you if you're sitting out in the ocean and no waves are coming at you or you're getting crushed by them it's just part of it and you just know that you're gonna you're gonna go race next week and uh you can try to do something different
So we haven't really gotten too down about that. I think that gets better as you get older and just understanding that, you know, there's sometimes nothing you can do and you just got to keep going.
So we haven't really gotten too down about that. I think that gets better as you get older and just understanding that, you know, there's sometimes nothing you can do and you just got to keep going.
I think it's situational. I don't lose confidence. I've just never been that person. So I try to just not let doubt get to me. And I always just try to go back if things aren't going our way. Our whole team is really great at what they do. All 15 guys that we got in our camp are amazing. And I have all the faith in them. I feel like as a driver, if you make a mistake...
I think it's situational. I don't lose confidence. I've just never been that person. So I try to just not let doubt get to me. And I always just try to go back if things aren't going our way. Our whole team is really great at what they do. All 15 guys that we got in our camp are amazing. And I have all the faith in them. I feel like as a driver, if you make a mistake...
you know, just you, you try, I try to learn from it right away. And I don't think you try to let doubt creep in your mind, like, Oh, I don't know if I can still do this. Like, that's not a good way to think. So if those creep, if those thoughts do kind of creep in, it's like, alright, Eddie, get him out of here right away. And just try to think positive.
you know, just you, you try, I try to learn from it right away. And I don't think you try to let doubt creep in your mind, like, Oh, I don't know if I can still do this. Like, that's not a good way to think. So if those creep, if those thoughts do kind of creep in, it's like, alright, Eddie, get him out of here right away. And just try to think positive.