I don’t remember as a kid wanting to do or be anything else but drive something, be a race driver.
MARIO ANDRETTIIf you weren’t on Chris Economaki’s radar screen, you probably weren’t on anybody’s.
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Whatever the changes, from one era to the next, Pocono has maintained its character and significance to me, and it always will. My family shares this sentiment.
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Of course, there is nothing wrong with the expansion to countries like Asia, China, Malaysia.
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I think it’s counterproductive in many ways to pretend to know things you don’t.
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With tennis, you can go pick up a racket, take a lesson, and understand how much talent and skill it takes to be as good as the top pros.
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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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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 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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If you go off the road, you’re into somebody’s shop-window or front porch.
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When you start thinking you may get hurt, it’s time to get out of racing.
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And I often said, I wish I could’ve had some of his patience. I know it would have worked for me many times.
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It makes great conversation to discuss what’s wrong with open-wheel racing today.
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Whenever you’re aggressive, you’re at the edge of mistakes.
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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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I always say that every win has something that is special.
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I wish we could be 100% shielded from danger, but nothing is in life.
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All of those things can happen – and then you give an interview two seconds later.
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In NASCAR, you can do a lot of banging around and get pretty serious and even get yourself upside down.
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I’ve always said, ‘I didn’t have a Plan B in life.’ I was in pursuit of my dream from the very beginning. It’s all about desire and passion. At all costs.
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You surround yourself with people who are the real experts.
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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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Nobody had race savvy like Al Unser in his prime.
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Age doesn’t affect driving – how do you like that?
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I’ve driven just about every kind of car there is.
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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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