All of the courses that run through real streets are very demanding. There is no room for error, no shoulders to lean on.
MARIO ANDRETTIWith tennis, you can go pick up a racket, take a lesson, and understand how much talent and skill it takes to be as good as the top pros.
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At Indy, we are the NASA of the production-car world, and that’s clearly why manufacturers are involved – it’s such a good testbed.
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I still have the competitive spirit, which is good.
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You do the best you can with what’s thrown at you, then you try again.
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You see people in the left lane, and as long as they are on the speed limit, they stay there. Get in the right lane and let people pass you.
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I’ve driven just about every kind of car there is.
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I lived the true American dream, because I was able to pursue what I set as my goals at a very young age.
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It makes great conversation to discuss what’s wrong with open-wheel racing today.
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The United States is the only country where a driver can have a successful career – either in stock cars or IndyCar – and he won’t need a passport.
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What I learned is that in business you must make decisions based on facts, not react with your heart.
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If you wait, all that happens is that you get older.
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Tom Carnegie will never be replaced.
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Can the U.S. support two Formula 1 races? I think so.
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As far as I’m concerned, Parnelli Jones was the greatest driver of his era. He had aggressiveness and also a finesse that no one else possessed. And he won with everything he put his hands on, including off-road.
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Motor racing is like one big family, ultimately, and when you come back to it, that’s really what it feels like.
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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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Whatever the changes, from one era to the next, Pocono has maintained its character and significance to me, and it always will. My family shares this sentiment.
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My last race was at Le Mans in 2000, my first race was in 1959, so I dodged a lot of bullets along the way, I can tell you that.
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When a car’s ahead of you, as long as you can see it, you get a tow, just like the draft in NASCAR.
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You’ve got to have friends out there. You can’t do it alone. You form those relationships as the race moves along.
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My wife loves football, but I think she’s resigned to the fact that I’ll never make it there.
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I always say that every win has something that is special.
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I wish we could be 100% shielded from danger, but nothing is in life.
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If everything seems under control, you’re just not going fast enough.
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I’ve always said, ‘I didn’t have a Plan B in life.’ I was in pursuit of my dream from the very beginning. It’s all about desire and passion. At all costs.
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Staging Formula One is incredibly expensive.
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If the Indy Racing League didn’t have the Indianapolis 500, do you think it would have lasted more than six months? No chance.
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