My last race was at Le Mans in 2000, my first race was in 1959, so I dodged a lot of bullets along the way, I can tell you that.
MARIO ANDRETTIAt Indy, we are the NASA of the production-car world, and that’s clearly why manufacturers are involved – it’s such a good testbed.
More Mario Andretti Quotes
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Not all teammates tell the truth.
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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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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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You do the best you can with what’s thrown at you, then you try again.
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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’re safer in the race car than you are in cars going to and from the track.
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You dream what you’re supposed to do.
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A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments.
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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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At Indy, we are the NASA of the production-car world, and that’s clearly why manufacturers are involved – it’s such a good testbed.
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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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I wish we could be 100% shielded from danger, but nothing is in life.
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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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If you’re so afraid of failure, you will never succeed. You have to take chances.
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I still have the competitive spirit, which is good.
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