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.
MARIO ANDRETTIIt makes great conversation to discuss what’s wrong with open-wheel racing today.
More Mario Andretti Quotes
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If you go off the road, you’re into somebody’s shop-window or front porch.
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My wife loves football, but I think she’s resigned to the fact that I’ll never make it there.
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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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Can the U.S. support two Formula 1 races? I think so.
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Not all teammates tell the truth.
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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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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 do a period of go-karting until you’re at the age of qualifying for a ride in a ‘school-kart,’ then you qualify for driving school. And several of the driving schools have a competition series for their own students.
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I count my blessings every day, quite honestly, because I take nothing for granted.
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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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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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If a neighbor is killed in a car accident, do you sell your car and stop driving?
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Anybody who can drive and doesn’t come out of it a rich man is a fool.
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But every race conducted on real streets has a character of its own – Barcelona, Monaco, and now Long Beach.
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