All of the courses that run through real streets are very demanding. There is no room for error, no shoulders to lean on.
MARIO ANDRETTIAs 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.
More Mario Andretti Quotes
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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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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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With 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.
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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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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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Long Beach is the best. I tell everyone that.
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A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments.
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A commitment to excellence – that will enable you to attain the success you seek.
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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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I’ve driven just about every kind of car there is.
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At Andretti Winery, I’m not the winemaker.
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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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In NASCAR, you can do a lot of banging around and get pretty serious and even get yourself upside down.
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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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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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