And I often said, I wish I could’ve had some of his patience. I know it would have worked for me many times.
MARIO ANDRETTIThere’s something special about racing in real streets. The ‘artificial’ circuits have a certain sameness to them.
More Mario Andretti Quotes
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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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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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Of course, there is nothing wrong with the expansion to countries like Asia, China, Malaysia.
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Fans want the best, wherever they come from.
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Nobody had race savvy like Al Unser in his prime.
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I still have the competitive spirit, which is good.
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Age doesn’t affect driving – how do you like that?
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The banked oval tracks are obsolete tracks for Indy cars.
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I wish we could be 100% shielded from danger, but nothing is in life.
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If you wait, all that happens is that you get older.
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Nothing compares to the Indianapolis 500.
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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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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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But every race conducted on real streets has a character of its own – Barcelona, Monaco, and now Long Beach.
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