You’re safer in the race car than you are in cars going to and from the track.
MARIO ANDRETTIAnd I often said, I wish I could’ve had some of his patience. I know it would have worked for me many times.
More Mario Andretti Quotes
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The man upstairs is pushing the buttons, and if your name happens to be on that button, well, thank you.
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I always say that every win has something that is special.
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There’s something special about racing in real streets. The ‘artificial’ circuits have a certain sameness to them.
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From a prestige standpoint, the U.S. needs to host Formula 1. And I think Formula 1, they know they need the U.S. as well. So many companies that are global are based in the United States support Formula 1.
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Whenever you’re aggressive, you’re at the edge of mistakes.
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You should never get away from where the real foundation of Formula One has been, which is Europe.
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Long Beach is the best. I tell everyone that.
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If you go off the road, you’re into somebody’s shop-window or front porch.
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If a neighbor is killed in a car accident, do you sell your car and stop driving?
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You do the best you can with what’s thrown at you, then you try again.
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Everything comes to those who wait… except a cat.
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A commitment to excellence – that will enable you to attain the success you seek.
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You do a period of go-karting until you’re at the age of qualifying for a ride in a ‘school-kart,’ then you qualify for driving school. And several of the driving schools have a competition series for their own students.
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Same with golf: pick up a club. But not many can go out and get in a race car and experience a drive at over 200 miles an hour.
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We always had a relationship, but what’s important is that I pretty much started my F1 career with them and ended it there, too.
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