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 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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I see all these old people who don’t have anything to do but eat, drink and sleep.
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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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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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Age doesn’t affect driving – how do you like that?
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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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You do the best you can with what’s thrown at you, then you try again.
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If the Indy Racing League didn’t have the Indianapolis 500, do you think it would have lasted more than six months? No chance.
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A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments.
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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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Can the U.S. support two Formula 1 races? I think so.
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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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Anybody who can drive and doesn’t come out of it a rich man is a fool.
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I wish we could be 100% shielded from danger, but nothing is in life.
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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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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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