I like to think that the Grand Prix helped Long Beach to pretty much change its image.
MARIO ANDRETTII don’t remember as a kid wanting to do or be anything else but drive something, be a race driver.
More Mario Andretti Quotes
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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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All of those things can happen – and then you give an interview two seconds later.
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I see all these old people who don’t have anything to do but eat, drink and sleep.
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At Andretti Winery, I’m not the winemaker.
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The banked oval tracks are obsolete tracks for Indy cars.
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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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Whenever you’re aggressive, you’re at the edge of mistakes.
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Can the U.S. support two Formula 1 races? I think so.
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We always had a relationship, but what’s important is that I pretty much started my F1 career with them and ended it there, too.
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Age doesn’t affect driving – how do you like that?
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If a neighbor is killed in a car accident, do you sell your car and stop driving?
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All of the courses that run through real streets are very demanding. There is no room for error, no shoulders to lean on.
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Everything comes to those who wait… except a cat.
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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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Anybody who can drive and doesn’t come out of it a rich man is a fool.
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