I don’t want to go out there and do something 3,000 other people can do.
MARIO ANDRETTIIf 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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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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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 see all these old people who don’t have anything to do but eat, drink and sleep.
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My wife loves football, but I think she’s resigned to the fact that I’ll never make it there.
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If you’re so afraid of failure, you will never succeed. You have to take chances.
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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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I think it’s counterproductive in many ways to pretend to know things you don’t.
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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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Quite honestly, I treat myself with cars I really want to drive, and I have some flexibility to do that.
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Al Unser Sr. was one of the smartest drivers I’ve ever raced against.
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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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You surround yourself with people who are the real experts.
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Long Beach is the best. I tell everyone that.
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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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What I learned is that in business you must make decisions based on facts, not react with your heart.
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