Jimmie Johnson spills the beans on how ‘Jeff Gordon haters motivated’ him to thrive
NASCAR Hall of Famer Jimmie Johnson has shared how he used the haters of Jeff Gordon helped him to thrive in the sport.
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Seven times NASCAR Cup champion Jimmie Johnson owes, Hall of Famer Jeff Gordon a lot for his success in the premier stock car racing. The later signed him for HMS, even though he wasn’t the best performing racer in the second tier of the sport and the Chevy team reaped the rewards within handful of years with his dominant run.
Recently Jimmie Johnson spoke about his HMS days in the High-Performance podcast and how Jeff Gordon helped him thrive. Along with inheriting the fans of Gordon, Johnson also inherited the haters of the four-time champion when he signed with HMS. The often got under the skin of the current Legacy MC owner driver and he took these negative reactions personally.
You know it’s not that I was comfortable in them, I just reacted correctly in those moments. Of course, I took it personally.
Jimmie Johnson said via High Performance podcast.
But he used this to his advantage, instead of letting it hinder his prowess he used it as motivation. He did confess that the negativity frustrated him and kept him awake in the night.
Of course, I hated to see what was being said about me. It kept me awake at night; you know it frustrated me it made me angry but, in the end, it motivated me.
Jimmie Johnson added.
Jimmie Johnson surprised himself by enduring the pressure and succeed
While further talking about the point, Jimmie Johnson pointed out that he was surprised in himself about how he succeed under the pressure. He admitted that he didn’t know he was capable of facing such challenges and pressure.
I started having the success and I could look back and I’m like okay this is good this is helping me. It wasn’t fun, it wasn’t comfortable but it’s helping me, and I think it’s that way for everyone. I had no idea that I could be under so much pressure for so many years and walk that fine line and not make mistakes. I just didn’t know I was capable of that until I got into it and was able to live it and do it.
Jimmie Johnson said.
The comments from Jimmie Johnson shows his champion mentality and how uses everything, even the negative factors, to his advantage. It will be interesting to see if he will use the same negative interaction, he gets now to help Legacy Motor Club succeed.
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