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.
MARIO ANDRETTII see all these old people who don’t have anything to do but eat, drink and sleep.
More Mario Andretti Quotes
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I’ve driven just about every kind of car there is.
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Everything comes to those who wait… except a cat.
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Tom Carnegie will never be replaced.
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As far as I’m concerned, Parnelli Jones was the greatest driver of his era. He had aggressiveness and also a finesse that no one else possessed. And he won with everything he put his hands on, including off-road.
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Long Beach is the best. I tell everyone that.
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There’s something special about racing in real streets. The ‘artificial’ circuits have a certain sameness to them.
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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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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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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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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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Foreign players is what makes golf so popular now.
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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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What I learned is that in business you must make decisions based on facts, not react with your heart.
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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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