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 ANDRETTI CarClubDriveExperienceGetHourHundredIleOutOverPickRaceSame GolfTwo
In NASCAR, you can do a lot of banging around and get pretty serious and even get yourself upside down. MARIO ANDRETTI AroundBangingDoDownEvenGetLotNascarPrettySeriousUpsideYourself
If you go off the road, you’re into somebody’s shop-window or front porch. MARIO ANDRETTI FrontIntoOffPorchRoadShopSomebodyWindow
Motor racing is like one big family, ultimately, and when you come back to it, that’s really what it feels like. MARIO ANDRETTI BackBigComeEatFamilyFeelLikeMajorOneRaceReallyUltimate
I count my blessings every day, quite honestly, because I take nothing for granted. MARIO ANDRETTI BlessCouldDayEveryGrantHonestyMyQuite
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 ANDRETTI ChangeFiveHundredIndianapolisIndyLastLeagueMonthMoreNoRacingSixThink
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 ANDRETTI BonaColdDoFerrariFifeLikeSeemVersaViceWhenever
Every NASCAR driver watches Formula One in the morning; they are well informed. MARIO ANDRETTI DriverEveryFormulaInformMorningNascarOneWatchWell
When you start thinking you may get hurt, it’s time to get out of racing. MARIO ANDRETTI GetHurtMayOutRaceStartThinkTimeWhenYou
You do the best you can with what’s thrown at you, then you try again. MARIO ANDRETTI AgainBestCanDoThrowTry
Of course, there is nothing wrong with the expansion to countries like Asia, China, Malaysia. MARIO ANDRETTI CountriesNothingOfcourseWrongXpansion
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. MARIO ANDRETTI GetLaneLeftLimitLongPaasPeopleSeeSpeedTightYou
I wanted to have a career that would last a hundred years if possible. MARIO ANDRETTI AlstCareerHaveHundredPossibleWantedWouldYear
The most important thing at Daytona is, are you going to have friends willing to work with you during the race as far as drafting? MARIO ANDRETTI DaytonaDraftDuringFarFriendGoHaveImportantMostRaceThingWillWork
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. MARIO ANDRETTI AggressivenessConcernDriverEverythingFarFinesseGreatestIncludeOffPeoplePutRoad
The banked oval tracks are obsolete tracks for Indy cars. MARIO ANDRETTI BankCarIndyObsoleteOvalTrack
I don’t want to go out there and do something 3,000 other people can do. MARIO ANDRETTI CanDoGoOtherPeopleSomethingThousandThreeToWant
I don’t remember as a kid wanting to do or be anything else but drive something, be a race driver. MARIO ANDRETTI BestDoDriveDriverRaceSomethingThrownWithWsleYou
I think it’s counterproductive in many ways to pretend to know things you don’t. MARIO ANDRETTI CounterproductiveKnowManyPretendThinkWay
A commitment to excellence – that will enable you to attain the success you seek. MARIO ANDRETTI AttanCommitmentEnableExcellenceSeekSuccesWill
The day of parochialism in sports is over. The world is too small for what people like to call ‘the good old days.’ MARIO ANDRETTI CallDayGoodLikeOldOverParochialismPeopleSmallSportTooWorld
I love technology – yes, I have fallen in love with older cars, but I’m all for new technology. MARIO ANDRETTI AllCarFallenLoveNewOlderTechnology
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 ANDRETTI AlongBulletDodgedFirstLastManRaceTellThatThousandTwiWayYearYou
But every race conducted on real streets has a character of its own – Barcelona, Monaco, and now Long Beach. MARIO ANDRETTI BeachCharacterConductCountryLongNowOwnRaceRealStreet
