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A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments.

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 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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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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You're safer in the race car than you are in cars going to and from the track.
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It takes a lifetime to build tradition.
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Failure is sucess if we learn from it.
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If things don't seem out of control, you're not going fast enough.
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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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I will always enter a race car from the left side. Always. Why? I have no idea.
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Young drivers are supposed to be hard on equipment. That's how you learn.
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Unfortunately, we don't educate drivers enough to be respectful on the road.
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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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I count my blessings every day, quite honestly, because I take nothing for granted.
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What is golden is miles under your belt, miles, miles, miles.
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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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The crashes people remember, but drivers remember the near misses.
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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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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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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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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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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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