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I count my blessings every day, quite honestly, because I take nothing for granted.

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