like, you know, you've got to expect, and don't be surprised if you are half a second behind fer nabbedo in the first race. you done know what that did to me inside. >> rose: what did it do to you. >> it just boiled me inside. because he obviously-- not undervalued me because he obviously gave me the role. but he was not expecting me to be able to answer to his special new guy. and so-- . >> rose: he said you expect to be beaten. >> yeah, yeah. and so. >> rose: and your life had not been about expecting to be beaten. >> no, no, so i trained like crazy. i prepared. he did beat me in qualifying and did beat me in the first race. but i finished just behind him. and after that, i think i beat him the-- no, i didn't-- i think maybe the third race i beat him. and then i beat him in the championship, my rookie year. you know,. >> rose: you won the championship your rookie year or second year. >> i lost it by one point. i was leading the championship by 17 points, in the second race and then i had a big disastrous-- just lost me a lot of points, ten points in. last race my car just broke down. s