I don’t remember as a kid wanting to do or be anything else but drive something, be a race driver.
MARIO ANDRETTIThe 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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Al Unser Sr. was one of the smartest drivers I’ve ever raced against.
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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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Anybody who can drive and doesn’t come out of it a rich man is a fool.
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If you weren’t on Chris Economaki’s radar screen, you probably weren’t on anybody’s.
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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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Desire is the key to motivation, but it’s determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal .
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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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When you start thinking you may get hurt, it’s time to get out of racing.
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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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There’s something special about racing in real streets. The ‘artificial’ circuits have a certain sameness to them.
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You should never get away from where the real foundation of Formula One has been, which is Europe.
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Even if it’s a long ways down the track, it punches a hole in the air that has to help. When you’re running alone, you can feel the difference, and it shows on the clock, too.
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If you’re so afraid of failure, you will never succeed. You have to take chances.
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If you go off the road, you’re into somebody’s shop-window or front porch.
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I’ve driven just about every kind of car there is.
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You do the best you can with what’s thrown at you, then you try again.
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I still have the competitive spirit, which is good.
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I think it’s counterproductive in many ways to pretend to know things you don’t.
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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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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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I wish we could be 100% shielded from danger, but nothing is in life.
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I will never say ‘retired’ because that’s such a finality that I don’t want to be part of my life. I’ll work until they throw me in a box.
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Age doesn’t affect driving – how do you like that?
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A commitment to excellence – that will enable you to attain the success you seek.
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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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It seemed like whenever I got a bona fide offer from Ferrari, I couldn’t do it. And vice versa – when I was ready, their seats were taken.
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