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A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments.

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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 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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It takes a lifetime to build tradition.
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If everything seems under control, you're not going fast enough.
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The only thing that happens if you wait, is that you get older.
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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're safer in the race car than you are in cars going to and from the track.
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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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Circumstances may cause interruptions and delays, but never lose sight of your goal.
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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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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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Motor racing is like one big family, ultimately, and when you come back to it, that's really what it feels like.
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The passport changes but the blood doesn't
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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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If you think you're always in control, then you're not going fast enough.
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In racing, there is no question who is best - the first one to cross the finish line wins first prize. But with wine, even if you make the best wine in the world, someone isn't going to like it, because it isn't their style. Judging wine is very subjective.
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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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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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There's something special about racing in real streets. The 'artificial' circuits have a certain sameness to them. But every race conducted on real streets has a character of its own - Barcelona, Monaco, and now Long Beach.
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