I don’t want to go out there and do something 3,000 other people can do.
MARIO ANDRETTIEvery NASCAR driver watches Formula One in the morning; they are well informed.
More Mario Andretti Quotes
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It makes great conversation to discuss what’s wrong with open-wheel racing today.
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You’re safer in the race car than you are in cars going to and from the track.
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I think it’s counterproductive in many ways to pretend to know things you don’t.
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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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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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I count my blessings every day, quite honestly, because I take nothing for granted.
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If you’re so afraid of failure, you will never succeed. You have to take chances.
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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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A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments.
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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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A father-son relationship is strong, like no other teammates. You could be straightforward with one another.
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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 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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If a neighbor is killed in a car accident, do you sell your car and stop driving?
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Nobody had race savvy like Al Unser in his prime.
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