I’ve always said, ‘I didn’t have a Plan B in life.’ I was in pursuit of my dream from the very beginning. It’s all about desire and passion. At all costs.
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The banked oval tracks are obsolete tracks for Indy cars.
More Mario Andretti Quotes
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I’ve always said, ‘I didn’t have a Plan B in life.’ I was in pursuit of my dream from the very beginning. It’s all about desire and passion. At all costs.
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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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Everything comes to those who wait… except a cat.
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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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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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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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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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If everything seems under control, you’re just not going fast enough.
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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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I love technology – yes, I have fallen in love with older cars, but I’m all for new technology.
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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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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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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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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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Nobody had race savvy like Al Unser in his prime.
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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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