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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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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.
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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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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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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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You're safer in the race car than you are in cars going to and from the track.
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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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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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Sometimes you have to bring back only the steering wheel so the car owner will know that you're giving it all you have.
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You dream what you're supposed to do
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Do it no matter what. If you believe in it, it is something very honorable. If somebody around you or your family does not understand it, then that's their problem. But if you do have a passion, an honest passion, just do it.
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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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If you think you're always in control, then you're not going fast enough.
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Failure is sucess if we learn from it.
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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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The only thing that happens if you wait, is that you get older.
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What is golden is miles under your belt, miles, miles, miles.
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If everything seems under control, you're not going fast enough.
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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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The crashes people remember, but drivers remember the near misses.
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Young drivers are supposed to be hard on equipment. That's how you learn.
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