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.
MARIO ANDRETTIAnybody who can drive and doesn’t come out of it a rich man is a fool.
More Mario Andretti Quotes
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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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My wife loves football, but I think she’s resigned to the fact that I’ll never make it there.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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You’re safer in the race car than you are in cars going to and from the track.
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All of those things can happen – and then you give an interview two seconds later.
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Do it no matter what. If you believe in it, it is something very honorable.
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The most important thing at Daytona is, are you going to have friends willing to work with you during the race as far as drafting?
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I wish we could be 100% shielded from danger, but nothing is in life.
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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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