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 ANDRETTIYou’re safer in the race car than you are in cars going to and from the track.
More Mario Andretti Quotes
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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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I like to think that the Grand Prix helped Long Beach to pretty much change its image.
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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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If you weren’t on Chris Economaki’s radar screen, you probably weren’t on anybody’s.
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I still have the competitive spirit, which is good.
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If you go off the road, you’re into somebody’s shop-window or front porch.
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Every NASCAR driver watches Formula One in the morning; they are well informed.
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What I learned is that in business you must make decisions based on facts, not react with your heart.
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The day of parochialism in sports is over. The world is too small for what people like to call ‘the good old days.’
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You do the best you can with what’s thrown at you, then you try again.
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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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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.
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If a neighbor is killed in a car accident, do you sell your car and stop driving?
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It makes great conversation to discuss what’s wrong with open-wheel racing today.
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Long Beach is the best. I tell everyone that.
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