You’re safer in the race car than you are in cars going to and from the track.
MARIO ANDRETTIIf you weren’t on Chris Economaki’s radar screen, you probably weren’t on anybody’s.
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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It seemed like whenever I got a bona fide offer from Ferrari, I couldn’t do it. And vice versa – when I was ready, their seats were taken.
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You dream what you’re supposed to do.
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The man upstairs is pushing the buttons, and if your name happens to be on that button, well, thank you.
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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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What I learned is that in business you must make decisions based on facts, not react with your heart.
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If somebody around you or your family does not understand it, then that’s their problem. But if you do have a passion, an honest passion, just do it.
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Let the police worry about somebody who wants to speed. Don’t force them pass in the right lane and zig zag, which can create an accident, just because you think you’re correct.
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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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There’s something special about racing in real streets. The ‘artificial’ circuits have a certain sameness to them.
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I lived the true American dream, because I was able to pursue what I set as my goals at a very young age.
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Foreign players is what makes golf so popular now.
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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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The banked oval tracks are obsolete tracks for Indy cars.
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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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