Unfortunately, we don’t educate drivers enough to be respectful on the road.
MARIO ANDRETTIIf 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.
More Mario Andretti Quotes
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Age doesn’t affect driving – how do you like that?
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Tom Carnegie will never be replaced.
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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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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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I count my blessings every day, quite honestly, because I take nothing for granted.
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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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If you’re so afraid of failure, you will never succeed. You have to take chances.
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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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I love technology – yes, I have fallen in love with older cars, but I’m all for new technology.
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You do the best you can with what’s thrown at you, then you try again.
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In the U.S., we really have fallen short of road-racing facilities that have kept up with the times, unfortunately, but it’s a fact.
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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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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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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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