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 ANDRETTIThe 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.
More Mario Andretti Quotes
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If you wait, all that happens is that you get older.
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The banked oval tracks are obsolete tracks for Indy cars.
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From a prestige standpoint, the U.S. needs to host Formula 1. And I think Formula 1, they know they need the U.S. as well. So many companies that are global are based in the United States support Formula 1.
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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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There is so much more demand for Formula One than it can supply.
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I’ve always said, ‘I didn’t have a Plan B in life.’ I was in pursuit of my dream from the very beginning. It’s all about desire and passion. At all costs.
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It seemed like whenever I got a bona fide offer from Ferrari, I couldn’t do it. And vice versa – when I was ready, their seats were taken.
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Can the U.S. support two Formula 1 races? I think so.
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I like to think that the Grand Prix helped Long Beach to pretty much change its image.
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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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The day of parochialism in sports is over. The world is too small for what people like to call ‘the good old days.’
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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 always say that every win has something that is special.
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A commitment to excellence – that will enable you to attain the success you seek.
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You do the best you can with what’s thrown at you, then you try again.
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