Dale Earnhardt Jr: Wife saved me

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5 жыл бұрын

Dale Earnhardt Jr. opens up about how important of a role his wife Amy played in his rehabilitation from recurring concussion symptoms, confiding that had she not been there he probably would’ve retired from racing earlier. Dale Jr. also discloses how her commitment to his recovery shattered any doubts about her intentions and helped to create trust for the first time in Dale’s life. Plus, Amy Earnhardt offers her perspective as she helped motivate Dale throughout his rehabilitation.
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@robertrockwell7581 4 жыл бұрын

deep respect for JR. and Amy she truly saved his life.

@chriscrain2878 5 жыл бұрын

His dad would be very proud of him for doing the right thing.

@HighItsBubba 3 жыл бұрын

His dad is looking down on him so proud of the man JR is

@dalegroves1918 5 жыл бұрын

She's his rock, so glad they found each other.

@jeffreyoldham55 4 жыл бұрын

I didn't think it possible to have more respect & admiration for Dale Jr. His relationship with Amy has changed that notion.

@jamesfriss4149 5 жыл бұрын

Im just blown away by how honest he was in front of millions of people about his love life Amy truly changed him and his thinking god bless the two of you and Dale I know exactly how you felt before you met Amy 😎

@ralphleo1015 3 жыл бұрын

We're all very proud of Dale Jr and I know his father would be proud of him and we're all so proud of Amy

@dalejr4dawin88 5 жыл бұрын

Love these videos. I had so much respect for Jr before, but now its only grown. A good racer driver, but an even better guy. Happy for y'all!

@claymac7895 5 жыл бұрын

I really respect his honesty here. This is a rare insight into the human condition that is so important.

@dpm-jt8rj 4 жыл бұрын

I don't know if we would have heard this honesty from a racecar driver 25 years ago.

@JarthenGreenmeadow 3 жыл бұрын

I feel its an important exploration of masculinity. So many people stay quiet.

@Symmes1 5 жыл бұрын

Post concussion syndrome is tough. Symptoms can last for years. Dale Earnhardt you are a good man. Thanks for sharing. You have a Hell of a good wife too. Take care of her.

@rogerevans3495 4 жыл бұрын

He has had a great mentor of life,a lot of people would not admit this,I commend his honesty about his personal life !he is the best of the best !!!!!!

@jeffrey3498 5 жыл бұрын

All the best to Dale and Amy.

@donaldloukjr.7260 5 жыл бұрын

Jeffrey Prokopowicz Amy Earnhardt all she cared about was spreading her damn legs woman tells you to do this do that and man does it gullible stupid is as stupid does all she cared about was getting her damn stomach big getting pregnant knocked up she's a dumbass all she cares about is money that's why she married him she nothing but a gold digger he's better off single that's how I feel he's a stupid dumb idiot Junior should have stayed single all women care about is money and material things and spreading their damn legs sick ass witch

@sergeantmasson3669 2 жыл бұрын

Dale Jr's sister Kelley saved him. Amy made him to feel rock-solid secure about himself.

@judges69 5 жыл бұрын

He was my HERO like his Dad and now even more.

@vickiemanthei47 4 жыл бұрын

Life is hard sometimes..so happy to see you happy ♥️

@KK-ex5zu 5 жыл бұрын

Now that's dedication on the part of a woman, Amy's awesome!

@richrinehart1083 4 жыл бұрын

My wife has stood by me for 27 years. I am Bi-Polar and I have a problem with depression due to a back injury I sustained at 29 yrs old which has kept me from being able to work to support my family. I was a self employed contractor so there is no worker comp or any type of help. I am 51 now and I have finally had to go on disability. I toughed it out for 20 years but my back is slowly getting worse and worse. I have had to go from a 34 to a 30 inseam on my jeans. I am 1.5" shorter than I was prior to the injury and the disc degeneration. It is very easy to spiral down into the hell that is depression. Most women would have said goodbye after my first back surgery. I got very dark and almost evil. I spent the better part of 8 months as a rotten ass monster. She has shown me how to keep out of the hole as Dale described and how to let things go and not bottle them up which will eventually end up with me blowing up and throwing it all out at once. I still get manic and she tells me that I am and she reigns me back in and doesn't let me implode. I have a better handle on it now but it is still something that you can only try and keep at bay but it still sneaks in and takes over. Being manic is basically your brain firing on all cylinders but at super fast pace. I can work in my wood shop all night long without realizing how long I have been in the shop until she opens the door at 5am and says "did you sleep". Nope! Its a pretty scary thing when you step outside and look back and realize just how crazy you really are at those times of being manic. I will rewrite the grocery list 10 times until I get the penmanship just right. Now that's CRAZY!!!! LOL Mania unreal! I probably would have committed suicide by now if it wasn't for my wife. Chronic pain for 20+ years will wear you out. I tell my wife that she is the light that chases away the dark!

@ms.mojo_risin 3 жыл бұрын

Rich Rinehart May You ALWAYS Be Safe, Healthy, Happy and Live With Ease. Peace & Love 💕 to You and Your Wife. PeaCe&ReSPeCt, Shelley

@allencollins6031 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful

@richrinehart1083 3 жыл бұрын

@@allencollins6031 So it is 4am here in Michigan and I haven't slept the last 2 nights. I lay down any try to relax and sleep but when you are manic your brain will not shut off. I have actually got a table built for a bathroom I am remodeling so I have been productive. What sucks the most is sometime tomorrow, probably when I am in the middle of something the mania will meld away and my brain will basically go into defrag mode and I will be worthless. I will finally get some sleep and I mean sleep. I have been known to sleep thru an entire day and not wake up until the 2nd morning. Welcome to the incredible mind fuck that is Bi-Polar with depression thrown in for kicks. So does anyone want to trade me. I can offer Chronic back pain, Bi-Polar disorder and depression. There is a couple of other little things that goes along with my freakin crazy life. I would love to go on vacation without the constant pain that ranges from a 5 to a 9 most days. I always thought that a mid life crisis was just a bullshit excuse for a guy to buy a corvette and start chasing younger women. Come to find out it is a real thing. I went thru one and I am not the same man I was prior to having it. It was weird. I thought I was going crazy. It really messed with my head. Sorry again for the long post. I am bored out of my skull and I just get to ramblin on about shit that know one really cares about. LOL Peace

@mike95826 5 жыл бұрын

Also don't forget that, beside all the concussions, he has also been severely burned at least once, that was driving sport cars at Sonoma. It is still affecting him as you can see by his hand jitters. He definitely made the right decision and I believe having Gordon and Stewart retire before him made it OK in his mind.

@curtislarson1487 Жыл бұрын

Brought tears to my eyes

@sabrinarader2725 4 жыл бұрын

All the best Dale and Amy.

@robertstarkey6778 3 жыл бұрын

Love you Dale.

@Smellydoug 5 жыл бұрын

Everybody needs a good woman. No doubt

@DerrickRG 5 жыл бұрын

donald needs an education before he needs a woman, lol.

@ChrisBrown-pz2gu 5 жыл бұрын

@@donaldloukjr.7260 Lol, let's paint an entire group of people with the same brush (in this case women) instead of judging them on their own merit. It's not like treating an entire group with a herd mentality hasn't worked out poorly in the past or anything...smh

@donaldloukjr.7260 5 жыл бұрын

@@ChrisBrown-pz2gu not judging just know how women are she just wants him for his money she could keep her legs closed and all we really care about is damn babies are more alive than babies because the world's going to end that's all we would damn got on the brain and spreading your damn legs wanting sex and be hell with that chick more life than that 6 tall women care about money and fancy cars and big muscles and houses she know that I'm picky ass white woman a punk a switch thanks for shit don't stink that's how all white women are.

@kingme1931 4 жыл бұрын

Not necessarily. Leonardo DiCaprio has never been married and is very successful

@minnipearls3633 5 жыл бұрын

So happy for you @Dalejr

@Onamission1745 5 жыл бұрын

Graham is a big guy for getting us these interviews

@banditdad9837 5 жыл бұрын

Ms. Amy is a great Lady!! You are both reflective of each other!! Y'all will make it for the long run!! $$$$$ don't matter! Y'all are so beautiful!! God bless y'all again ! Lake Marion steve

@thomaswilliams4417 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Dale your father would be proud of you as a young man.Proud of you your sister an brother,and all you guys have accomplished.Thank God as well he's took care of y'all.God bless ya an see ya at the she shop sometime.Your friend a disabled vet.

@IamCHOSEN23 5 жыл бұрын

As always, great content.

@garyrhodes5608 5 жыл бұрын

Great job! The best interviewer. Period (new subscriber)

@truckertim2958 5 жыл бұрын

Out of all the NASCAR wife's I love Amy she seems real not a trophy wife.

@biglouie9547 4 жыл бұрын

A real wife is a 100 Times better than a trophy wife. You'll never keep a trophy wife happy, they're high maintenance there're all about the money. But that's just my opinion

@johnbovard8454 4 жыл бұрын

By any important measure, Amy is a trophy wife.

@shellyweaver6646 2 жыл бұрын

Dale junior and amy

@jerrycraig6522 2 жыл бұрын

It's VERY hard to be loved!!! At least it is for me, when a person gets hurt the walls go up and mine have NEVER come down!!! can't do it

@judges69 5 жыл бұрын

Wow, so much we did not no of Dale.

@habercar 3 жыл бұрын

Amy and his sister are two women that love this man dearly. I love Sr., but he was not the best role model. These women are his saviors

@saraalejandragutierrez9086 4 жыл бұрын

Amy you are a good mom to Isla rose 🌹 Earnhardt

@babayaga8045 3 жыл бұрын

AMY Earnhardt should be called the best wife in NASCAR and probably saved dales life. And kept him in good health . As bad as I would like to see him race I’m so happy that Dale quit doing it full time.

@mitchellpierce1816 Жыл бұрын

Had you got a good Boss Jr

@freshtendrills5969 3 жыл бұрын

How much did teresa play into his mistrust?

@sneifert1968 4 жыл бұрын

He was the real life Rowdy Burns.

@patootypatooty5373 5 жыл бұрын

THE ONLY WAY A MAN WILL KNOW IF HIS WOMAN ... -------->>>> is in it for the $$$$ is when a woman meets a man and he has no money. When he is just getting by month to month. No family money. Nothing. THEN... he knows the woman loves him for him. When a man has millions, OF COURSE A WOMAN WILL BE THERE. Now i'm not saying his wife is a gold digger, because I have no idea. IN OTHER WORDS... IT'S SO MUCH EASIER TO FALL IN LOVE WITH A MAN WHO HAS LOTS OF $$$$ THAN ONE WHO HAS NOTHING. Simple math !

@88fanforlife 5 жыл бұрын

Patooty patooty she worked as an interior designer when her and Jr met so I’m pretty confident in saying she was doing just fine before she met Jr. not saying she had millions but she for sure wasn’t broke

@patootypatooty5373 5 жыл бұрын

@@88fanforlife So... if he was working as a mechanic in a garage in downtown Charlotte, making an honest living, working hard, would he be as appealing to her? In no way is this anything against her, just a general statement about people in general. All the best to them. He seems like a nice man. As for her financial state, one can be an "interior designer" and make little money. Don't forget outstanding debt. many people have good careers, but owe owe owe $$$ and are in debt. In closing, I stand by my statement. Any man with a large fortune is much more appealing to a woman than the avg. Joe.

@mikef6307 5 жыл бұрын

Those are two people who worship each other for whom they are...

@mikeyoungblood1642 3 жыл бұрын

She might look like a gorgeous wallflower trophy wife, but she is a tough gal and strong no bullshit gal

@oscarkoop2548 2 жыл бұрын

It's a shame his dad couldn't find a woman like Amy

@bebo5558 4 жыл бұрын

Millions of dollars, can get you millions of women, but it is nice, when it's proven you picked a winner! It's also in her best interest to get Dale back to "normal", someone she can relate to and live her life with!