You do the best you can with what’s thrown at you, then you try again.
MARIO ANDRETTIWhen a car’s ahead of you, as long as you can see it, you get a tow, just like the draft in NASCAR.
More Mario Andretti Quotes
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Do it no matter what. If you believe in it, it is something very honorable.
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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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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 still have the competitive spirit, which is good.
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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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A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments.
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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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The United States is the only country where a driver can have a successful career – either in stock cars or IndyCar – and he won’t need a passport.
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I count my blessings every day, quite honestly, because I take nothing for granted.
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You do a period of go-karting until you’re at the age of qualifying for a ride in a ‘school-kart,’ then you qualify for driving school. And several of the driving schools have a competition series for their own students.
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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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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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In the U.S., we really have fallen short of road-racing facilities that have kept up with the times, unfortunately, but it’s a fact.
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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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You should never get away from where the real foundation of Formula One has been, which is Europe.
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