Same 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.
MARIO ANDRETTIAll of the courses that run through real streets are very demanding. There is no room for error, no shoulders to lean on.
More Mario Andretti Quotes
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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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I don’t have any feeling of accomplishment about anything unless there’s a lot of risk to it.
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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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All of those things can happen – and then you give an interview two seconds later.
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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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I wish we could be 100% shielded from danger, but nothing is in life.
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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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With tennis, you can go pick up a racket, take a lesson, and understand how much talent and skill it takes to be as good as the top pros.
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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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You see people in the left lane, and as long as they are on the speed limit, they stay there. Get in the right lane and let people pass you.
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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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Let the police worry about somebody who wants to speed. Don’t force them pass in the right lane and zig zag, which can create an accident, just because you think you’re correct.
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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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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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Not all teammates tell the truth.
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