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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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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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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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The crashes people remember, but drivers remember the near misses.
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It takes a lifetime to build tradition.
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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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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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You're safer in the race car than you are in cars going to and from the track.
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Whenever you're aggressive, you're at the edge of mistakes.
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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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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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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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Anybody who can drive and doesn't come out of it a rich man is a fool.
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What is golden is miles under your belt, miles, miles, miles.
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Failure is sucess if we learn from it.
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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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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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I will always enter a race car from the left side. Always. Why? I have no idea.
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If everything seems under control, you're not going fast enough.
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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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The passport changes but the blood doesn't
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