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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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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 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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The experts or the cynics say, Oh, those were the good old days, that's when drivers were really drivers. They didn't have all these aids. You know what? What we had, we did the best with and when we got more we provided what was needed.
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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 only thing that happens if you wait, is that you get older.
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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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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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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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Circumstances may cause interruptions and delays, but never lose sight of your goal.
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Unfortunately, we don't educate drivers enough to be respectful on the road.
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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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You dream what you're supposed to do
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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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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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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 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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The passport changes but the blood doesn't
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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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I count my blessings every day, quite honestly, because I take nothing for granted.
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