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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More Mario Andretti Quotes
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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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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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It makes great conversation to discuss what’s wrong with open-wheel racing today.
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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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There is so much more demand for Formula One than it can supply.
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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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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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Whatever the changes, from one era to the next, Pocono has maintained its character and significance to me, and it always will. My family shares this sentiment.
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Age doesn’t affect driving – how do you like that?
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I wanted to have a career that would last a hundred years if possible.
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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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I count my blessings every day, quite honestly, because I take nothing for granted.
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I don’t have any feeling of accomplishment about anything unless there’s a lot of risk to it.
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Motor racing is like one big family, ultimately, and when you come back to it, that’s really what it feels like.
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If you weren’t on Chris Economaki’s radar screen, you probably weren’t on anybody’s.
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