I always say that every win has something that is special.
MARIO ANDRETTII love technology – yes, I have fallen in love with older cars, but I’m all for new technology.
More Mario Andretti Quotes
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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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The day of parochialism in sports is over. The world is too small for what people like to call ‘the good old days.’
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Unfortunately, we don’t educate drivers enough to be respectful on the road.
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It seemed like whenever I got a bona fide offer from Ferrari, I couldn’t do it. And vice versa – when I was ready, their seats were taken.
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You have governments investing in circuits all over the world, and the private sector sometimes has a tough time competing with that.
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In the U.S., we really have fallen short of road-racing facilities that have kept up with the times, unfortunately, but it’s a fact.
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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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I see all these old people who don’t have anything to do but eat, drink and sleep.
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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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You dream what you’re supposed to do.
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All of those things can happen – and then you give an interview two seconds later.
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Of course, there is nothing wrong with the expansion to countries like Asia, China, Malaysia.
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I still have the competitive spirit, which is good.
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Nothing compares to the Indianapolis 500.
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The banked oval tracks are obsolete tracks for Indy cars.
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Everything comes to those who wait… except a cat.
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If everything seems under control, you’re just not going fast enough.
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Foreign players is what makes golf so popular now.
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I like to think that the Grand Prix helped Long Beach to pretty much change its image.
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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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A father-son relationship is strong, like no other teammates. You could be straightforward with one another.
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Nobody had race savvy like Al Unser in his prime.
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In NASCAR, you can do a lot of banging around and get pretty serious and even get yourself upside down.
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I will never say ‘retired’ because that’s such a finality that I don’t want to be part of my life. I’ll work until they throw me in a box.
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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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Tom Carnegie will never be replaced.
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