You’ve got to have friends out there. You can’t do it alone. You form those relationships as the race moves along.
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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Everything comes to those who wait… except a cat.
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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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All of the courses that run through real streets are very demanding. There is no room for error, no shoulders to lean on.
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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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Al Unser Sr. was one of the smartest drivers I’ve ever raced against.
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When you start thinking you may get hurt, it’s time to get out of racing.
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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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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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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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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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And I often said, I wish I could’ve had some of his patience. I know it would have worked for me many times.
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Not all teammates tell the truth.
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I still have the competitive spirit, which is good.
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There is so much more demand for Formula One than it can supply.
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I count my blessings every day, quite honestly, because I take nothing for granted.
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I wanted to have a career that would last a hundred years if possible.
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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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If you wait, all that happens is that you get older.
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Tom Carnegie will never be replaced.
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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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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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Anybody who can drive and doesn’t come out of it a rich man is a fool.
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Of course, there is nothing wrong with the expansion to countries like Asia, China, Malaysia.
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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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I don’t have any feeling of accomplishment about anything unless there’s a lot of risk to it.
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