The day of parochialism in sports is over. The world is too small for what people like to call ‘the good old days.’
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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If you weren’t on Chris Economaki’s radar screen, you probably weren’t on anybody’s.
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I wanted to have a career that would last a hundred years if possible.
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When a car’s ahead of you, as long as you can see it, you get a tow, just like the draft in NASCAR.
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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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I don’t have any feeling of accomplishment about anything unless there’s a lot of risk to it.
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Age doesn’t affect driving – how do you like that?
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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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If you go off the road, you’re into somebody’s shop-window or front porch.
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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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A father-son relationship is strong, like no other teammates. You could be straightforward with one another.
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At Indy, we are the NASA of the production-car world, and that’s clearly why manufacturers are involved – it’s such a good testbed.
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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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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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There is so much more demand for Formula One than it can supply.
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If everything seems under control, you’re just not going fast enough.
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