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Love what you do. Believe in your instincts. And you'd better be able to pick yourself up and brush yourself off every day.

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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The crashes people remember, but drivers remember the near misses.
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I look at myself as the luckiest man alive.
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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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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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I go to bed is around 11, and I do that for every race. I get good sleep. I don't lie awake for any race. That's my routine.
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The only thing that happens if you wait, is that you get older.
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I don't have many superstitions, just dumb things I don't talk about. I will not sign an autograph with a green pen.
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If things don't seem out of control, you're not going fast enough.
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Whenever you're aggressive, you're at the edge of mistakes.
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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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I will always enter a race car from the left side. Always. Why? I have no idea.
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My biggest concern during a race is getting bored. The biggest thing I have to combat is falling asleep while going around and around.
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You can't take a vacation from speed. I probably could have taken more time off and not driven in all the different disciplines, but I wanted to drive, drive and drive.
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Desire is the key to motivation, but it's determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal - a commitment to excellence - that will enable you to attain the success you seek.
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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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In racing, there is no question who is best - the first one to cross the finish line wins first prize. But with wine, even if you make the best wine in the world, someone isn't going to like it, because it isn't their style. Judging wine is very subjective.
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The first time I fired up a car, felt the engine shudder and the wheel come to life in my hands, I was hooked. It was a feeling I can't describe. I still get it every time I get into a race car.
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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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Sebastian Vettel's brilliant talent will ultimately come forth and he'll continue to show what he's capable of. I will never ever degrade Vettel's ability. Sooner or later, he'll prove anyone so wrong
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What is golden is miles under your belt, miles, miles, miles.
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