In NASCAR, you can do a lot of banging around and get pretty serious and even get yourself upside down.
MARIO ANDRETTIMy 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.
More Mario Andretti Quotes
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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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Long Beach is the best. I tell everyone that.
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When you start thinking you may get hurt, it’s time to get out of racing.
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Staging Formula One is incredibly expensive.
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I always say that every win has something that is special.
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Do it no matter what. If you believe in it, it is something very honorable.
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Even if it’s a long ways down the track, it punches a hole in the air that has to help. When you’re running alone, you can feel the difference, and it shows on the clock, too.
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All of those things can happen – and then you give an interview two seconds later.
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Circumstances may cause interruptions and delays, but never lose sight of your goal.
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If somebody around you or your family does not understand it, then that’s their problem. But if you do have a passion, an honest passion, just do it.
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And I often said, I wish I could’ve had some of his patience. I know it would have worked for me many times.
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The banked oval tracks are obsolete tracks for Indy cars.
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Nothing compares to the Indianapolis 500.
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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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I love technology – yes, I have fallen in love with older cars, but I’m all for new technology.
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