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.
MARIO ANDRETTISame 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.
More Mario Andretti Quotes
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Every NASCAR driver watches Formula One in the morning; they are well informed.
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Al Unser Sr. was one of the smartest drivers I’ve ever raced against.
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I don’t want to go out there and do something 3,000 other people can do.
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A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments.
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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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I love technology – yes, I have fallen in love with older cars, but I’m all for new technology.
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The United States is the only country where a driver can have a successful career – either in stock cars or IndyCar – and he won’t need a passport.
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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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I still have the competitive spirit, which is good.
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I count my blessings every day, quite honestly, because I take nothing for granted.
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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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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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I’ve driven just about every kind of car there is.
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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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Everything comes to those who wait… except a cat.
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