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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 passport changes but the blood doesn't
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If you think you're always in control, then you're not going fast enough.
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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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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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You dream what you're supposed to do
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It takes a lifetime to build tradition.
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Unfortunately, we don't educate drivers enough to be respectful on the road.
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I look at myself as the luckiest man alive.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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I will always enter a race car from the left side. Always. Why? I have no idea.
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