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.
MARIO ANDRETTIYou 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.
More Mario Andretti Quotes
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There is so much more demand for Formula One than it can supply.
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Nobody had race savvy like Al Unser in his prime.
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I wish we could be 100% shielded from danger, but nothing is in life.
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I always say that every win has something that is special.
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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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Can the U.S. support two Formula 1 races? I think so.
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If you go off the road, you’re into somebody’s shop-window or front porch.
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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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The banked oval tracks are obsolete tracks for Indy cars.
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Foreign players is what makes golf so popular now.
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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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A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments.
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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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Everything comes to those who wait… except a cat.
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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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Quite honestly, I treat myself with cars I really want to drive, and I have some flexibility to do that.
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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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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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When you start thinking you may get hurt, it’s time to get out of racing.
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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 wait, all that happens is that you get older.
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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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Unfortunately, we don’t educate drivers enough to be respectful on the road.
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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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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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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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