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If everything seems under control, you're not going fast enough.

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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Going
Driving
Fast
Control
Seems
Everything
Enough

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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What is golden is miles under your belt, miles, miles, miles.
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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 look at myself as the luckiest man alive.
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