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.
MARIO ANDRETTIAll of those things can happen – and then you give an interview two seconds later.
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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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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If everything seems under control, you’re just not going fast enough.
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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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Every NASCAR driver watches Formula One in the morning; they are well informed.
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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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I look at myself as the luckiest man alive.
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You should never get away from where the real foundation of Formula One has been, which is Europe.
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In NASCAR, you can do a lot of banging around and get pretty serious and even get yourself upside down.
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Age doesn’t affect driving – how do you like that?
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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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You dream what you’re supposed to do.
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Desire is the key to motivation, but it’s determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal .
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If you go off the road, you’re into somebody’s shop-window or front porch.
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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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