I don’t remember as a kid wanting to do or be anything else but drive something, be a race driver.
MARIO ANDRETTIIt 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.
More Mario Andretti Quotes
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The banked oval tracks are obsolete tracks for Indy cars.
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It makes great conversation to discuss what’s wrong with open-wheel racing today.
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Whatever the changes, from one era to the next, Pocono has maintained its character and significance to me, and it always will. My family shares this sentiment.
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If you’re so afraid of failure, you will never succeed. You have to take chances.
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I count my blessings every day, quite honestly, because I take nothing for granted.
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Do it no matter what. If you believe in it, it is something very honorable.
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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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I still have the competitive spirit, which is good.
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I look at myself as the luckiest man alive.
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If the Indy Racing League didn’t have the Indianapolis 500, do you think it would have lasted more than six months? No chance.
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Unfortunately, we don’t educate drivers enough to be respectful on the road.
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But every race conducted on real streets has a character of its own – Barcelona, Monaco, and now Long Beach.
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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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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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Whenever you’re aggressive, you’re at the edge of mistakes.
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