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.
MARIO ANDRETTIIf a neighbor is killed in a car accident, do you sell your car and stop driving?
More Mario Andretti Quotes
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I look at myself as the luckiest man alive.
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Fans want the best, wherever they come from.
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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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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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You’re safer in the race car than you are in cars going to and from the track.
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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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Nothing compares to the Indianapolis 500.
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A father-son relationship is strong, like no other teammates. You could be straightforward with one another.
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I always say that every win has something that is special.
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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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You do a period of go-karting until you’re at the age of qualifying for a ride in a ‘school-kart,’ then you qualify for driving school. And several of the driving schools have a competition series for their own students.
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Quite honestly, I treat myself with cars I really want to drive, and I have some flexibility to do that.
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You’ve got to have friends out there. You can’t do it alone. You form those relationships as the race moves along.
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If you go off the road, you’re into somebody’s shop-window or front porch.
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If everything seems under control, you’re just not going fast enough.
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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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Of course, there is nothing wrong with the expansion to countries like Asia, China, Malaysia.
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You do the best you can with what’s thrown at you, then you try again.
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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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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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You see people in the left lane, and as long as they are on the speed limit, they stay there. Get in the right lane and let people pass you.
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Al Unser Sr. was one of the smartest drivers I’ve ever raced against.
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You dream what you’re supposed to do.
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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 wait, all that happens is that you get older.
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The day of parochialism in sports is over. The world is too small for what people like to call ‘the good old days.’
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