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.
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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My wife loves football, but I think she’s resigned to the fact that I’ll never make it there.
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The most important thing at Daytona is, are you going to have friends willing to work with you during the race as far as drafting?
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Tom Carnegie will never be replaced.
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When you start thinking you may get hurt, it’s time to get out of racing.
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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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Circumstances may cause interruptions and delays, but never lose sight of your goal.
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If you’re so afraid of failure, you will never succeed. You have to take chances.
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Can the U.S. support two Formula 1 races? I think so.
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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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Fans want the best, wherever they come from.
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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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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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I’ve driven just about every kind of car there is.
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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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All of those things can happen – and then you give an interview two seconds later.
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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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Age doesn’t affect driving – how do you like that?
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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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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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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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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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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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Al Unser Sr. was one of the smartest drivers I’ve ever raced against.
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Nothing compares to the Indianapolis 500.
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