If the Indy Racing League didn’t have the Indianapolis 500, do you think it would have lasted more than six months? No chance.
MARIO ANDRETTII 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.
More Mario Andretti Quotes
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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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You have governments investing in circuits all over the world, and the private sector sometimes has a tough time competing with that.
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I count my blessings every day, quite honestly, because I take nothing for granted.
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Age doesn’t affect driving – how do you like that?
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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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The man upstairs is pushing the buttons, and if your name happens to be on that button, well, thank you.
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If you go off the road, you’re into somebody’s shop-window or front porch.
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Do it no matter what. If you believe in it, it is something very honorable.
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The banked oval tracks are obsolete tracks for Indy cars.
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You dream what you’re supposed to do.
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Every NASCAR driver watches Formula One in the morning; they are well informed.
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I’ve driven just about every kind of car there is.
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All of those things can happen – and then you give an interview two seconds later.
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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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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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