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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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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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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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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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Anybody who can drive and doesn't come out of it a rich man is a fool.
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Circumstances may cause interruptions and delays, but never lose sight of your goal.
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Whenever you're aggressive, you're at the edge of mistakes.
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A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments.
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If things don't seem out of control, you're not going fast enough.
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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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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 everything seems under control, you're not going fast enough.
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Unfortunately, we don't educate drivers enough to be respectful on the road.
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Speed is relative. You have to live it. You can't just jump into it. You have to live it all the time.
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Nobody is born with a steering wheel or a gear shift in his hand. It's something you choose to do or you don't.
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It takes a lifetime to build tradition.
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But really - look at the span of my career, and it's something people dream about. And to be spared major injury: I had some moments along the way, but being able to retire on my own terms after having driven during those decades when safety conditions were more precarious than today - am I lucky, or  what?
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The only thing that happens if you wait, is that you get older.
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Failure is sucess if we learn from it.
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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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I count my blessings every day, quite honestly, because I take nothing for granted.
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