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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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It takes a lifetime to build tradition.
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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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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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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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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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Speed is relative. You have to live it. You can't just jump into it. You have to live it all the time.
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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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Anybody who can drive and doesn't come out of it a rich man is a fool.
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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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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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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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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 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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Young drivers are supposed to be hard on equipment. That's how you learn.
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You dream what you're supposed to do
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What is golden is miles under your belt, miles, miles, miles.
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If everything seems under control, you're not going fast enough.
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If you think you're always in control, then you're not going fast enough.
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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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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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