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The crashes people remember, but drivers remember the near misses.

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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Anybody who can drive and doesn't come out of it a rich man is a fool.
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I count my blessings every day, quite honestly, because I take nothing for granted.
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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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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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If things don't seem out of control, you're not going fast enough.
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Failure is sucess if we learn from it.
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I look at myself as the luckiest man alive.
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The passport changes but the blood doesn't
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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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Love what you do. Believe in your instincts. And you'd better be able to pick yourself up and brush yourself off every day.
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Circumstances may cause interruptions and delays, but never lose sight of your goal.
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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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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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Unfortunately, we don't educate drivers enough to be respectful on the road.
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Speed takes a little bit of getting used to, but rules have to be followed. At any speed, the more you run, the more you get used to it.
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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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You dream what you're supposed to do
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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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A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments.
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