I like to think that the Grand Prix helped Long Beach to pretty much change its image.
MARIO ANDRETTIIf you wait, all that happens is that you get older.
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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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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A commitment to excellence – that will enable you to attain the success you seek.
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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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You surround yourself with people who are the real experts.
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Whenever you’re aggressive, you’re at the edge of mistakes.
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If everything seems under control, you’re just not going fast enough.
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Can the U.S. support two Formula 1 races? I think so.
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Anybody who can drive and doesn’t come out of it a rich man is a fool.
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Everything comes to those who wait… except a cat.
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There’s something special about racing in real streets. The ‘artificial’ circuits have a certain sameness to them.
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Every NASCAR driver watches Formula One in the morning; they are well informed.
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Unfortunately, we don’t educate drivers enough to be respectful on the road.
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Not all teammates tell the truth.
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I look at myself as the luckiest man alive.
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I don’t want to go out there and do something 3,000 other people can do.
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Tom Carnegie will never be replaced.
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I think it’s counterproductive in many ways to pretend to know things you don’t.
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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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A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments.
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I love technology – yes, I have fallen in love with older cars, but I’m all for new technology.
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I see all these old people who don’t have anything to do but eat, drink and sleep.
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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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All of the courses that run through real streets are very demanding. There is no room for error, no shoulders to lean on.
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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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When a car’s ahead of you, as long as you can see it, you get a tow, just like the draft in NASCAR.
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