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.
MARIO ANDRETTIYou’ve got to have friends out there. You can’t do it alone. You form those relationships as the race moves along.
More Mario Andretti Quotes
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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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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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Anybody who can drive and doesn’t come out of it a rich man is a fool.
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Do it no matter what. If you believe in it, it is something very honorable.
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Unfortunately, we don’t educate drivers enough to be respectful on the road.
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I look at myself as the luckiest man alive.
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When you start thinking you may get hurt, it’s time to get out of racing.
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You have governments investing in circuits all over the world, and the private sector sometimes has a tough time competing with that.
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If you’re so afraid of failure, you will never succeed. You have to take chances.
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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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In NASCAR, you can do a lot of banging around and get pretty serious and even get yourself upside down.
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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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All of those things can happen – and then you give an interview two seconds later.
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You surround yourself with people who are the real experts.
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