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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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I will always enter a race car from the left side. Always. Why? I have no idea.
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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 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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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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Whenever you're aggressive, you're at the edge of mistakes.
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You do a period of go-karting until you're at the age of qualifying for a ride in a 'school-kart,' then you qualify for driving school. And several of the driving schools have a competition series for their own students.
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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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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 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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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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Unfortunately, we don't educate drivers enough to be respectful on the road.
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Young drivers are supposed to be hard on equipment. That's how you learn.
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Circumstances may cause interruptions and delays, but never lose sight of your goal.
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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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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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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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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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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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