If you weren’t on Chris Economaki’s radar screen, you probably weren’t on anybody’s.
MARIO ANDRETTIAge doesn’t affect driving – how do you like that?
More Mario Andretti Quotes
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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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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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I still have the competitive spirit, which is good.
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Quite honestly, I treat myself with cars I really want to drive, and I have some flexibility to do that.
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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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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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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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I like to think that the Grand Prix helped Long Beach to pretty much change its image.
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When you start thinking you may get hurt, it’s time to get out of racing.
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The banked oval tracks are obsolete tracks for Indy cars.
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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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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 look at myself as the luckiest man alive.
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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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With 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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