DF: Dix and I… How do I put it? We weren't so… it wasn't talked about really, but my relationship with Scott as a teammate is as good as any I ever had. And to me, that didn't change whether he beat me or I beat him. I knew any day he could beat me and my job was to go out and beat him. But as far as being an open book and the guys I work with, ours was as good as any relationship I've had.
As far as a friend goes, I'll tell you this. When things were really, really bad, when I was really struggling with my head after Houston, he would come and visit me every day and just sit with me. I didn't want to be around a lot of people because I was struggling with all kinds of things. But he would just sit with me and talk to me. No matter what was going on. If his championship fight was coming up, whether he was building his new house, he had Emma and the two girls to look after, he was doing all this stuff and he would come and sit with me for hours. (Dario chokes up a bit before continuing) And then right before the championship, before he went on the grid, he called just to check that I was all right. He told me not to panic because he had a plan to go out and win the title, which made me laugh and raised my spirits. Him and – of the guys that are still running, TK and Dixie, are two, not even – forget teammates here – but two of my best pals. Amazing people.
