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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

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Mario Andretti
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: February 28
Formula One Driver
Nascar Driver
Racing Automobile Driver
Mario Gabriele Andretti
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If things don't seem out of control, you're not going fast enough.
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If you think you're always in control, then you're not going fast enough.
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When you are losing it can seem like there is a black cloud following you around, but like they say there is a silver lining in every cloud.
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From the driver's standpoint I had the same horrors, the same satisfactions, the same everything. The speed is relative. It's faster and things are happening quicker, but you have the equipment to handle it.
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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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You're safer in the race car than you are in cars going to and from the track.
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Motor racing is like one big family, ultimately, and when you come back to it, that's really what it feels like.
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What is golden is miles under your belt, miles, miles, miles.
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Young drivers are supposed to be hard on equipment. That's how you learn.
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Circumstances may cause interruptions and delays, but never lose sight of your goal.
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There's something special about racing in real streets. The 'artificial' circuits have a certain sameness to them. But every race conducted on real streets has a character of its own - Barcelona, Monaco, and now Long Beach.
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