I wanted to have a career that would last a hundred years if possible.
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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If you weren’t on Chris Economaki’s radar screen, you probably weren’t on anybody’s.
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Nothing compares to the Indianapolis 500.
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You surround yourself with people who are the real experts.
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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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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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I don’t have any feeling of accomplishment about anything unless there’s a lot of risk to it.
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You dream what you’re supposed to do.
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Can the U.S. support two Formula 1 races? I think so.
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The 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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If a neighbor is killed in a car accident, do you sell your car and stop driving?
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You’ve got to have friends out there. You can’t do it alone. You form those relationships as the race moves along.
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Do it no matter what. If you believe in it, it is something very honorable.
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You’re safer in the race car than you are in cars going to and from the track.
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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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I wish we could be 100% shielded from danger, but nothing is in life.
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Long Beach is the best. I tell everyone that.
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Not all teammates tell the truth.
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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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Staging Formula One is incredibly expensive.
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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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I lived the true American dream, because I was able to pursue what I set as my goals at a very young age.
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Unfortunately, we don’t educate drivers enough to be respectful on the road.
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A father-son relationship is strong, like no other teammates. You could be straightforward with one another.
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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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Motor racing is like one big family, ultimately, and when you come back to it, that’s really what it feels like.
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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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