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.
MARIO ANDRETTIEverything comes to those who wait… except a cat.
More Mario Andretti Quotes
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I look at myself as the luckiest man alive.
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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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I don’t remember as a kid wanting to do or be anything else but drive something, be a race driver.
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Do it no matter what. If you believe in it, it is something very honorable.
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When you start thinking you may get hurt, it’s time to get out of racing.
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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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If you go off the road, you’re into somebody’s shop-window or front porch.
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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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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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Unfortunately, we don’t educate drivers enough to be respectful on the road.
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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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Fans want the best, wherever they come from.
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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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Age doesn’t affect driving – how do you like that?
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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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