I don’t remember as a kid wanting to do or be anything else but drive something, be a race driver.
MARIO ANDRETTIWith 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.
More Mario Andretti Quotes
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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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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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Foreign players is what makes golf so popular now.
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I love technology – yes, I have fallen in love with older cars, but I’m all for new technology.
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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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Nobody had race savvy like Al Unser in his prime.
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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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Staging Formula One is incredibly expensive.
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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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Al Unser Sr. was one of the smartest drivers I’ve ever raced against.
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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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Unfortunately, we don’t educate drivers enough to be respectful on the road.
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Same with golf: pick up a club. But not many can go out and get in a race car and experience a drive at over 200 miles an hour.
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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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When a car’s ahead of you, as long as you can see it, you get a tow, just like the draft in NASCAR.
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