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I look at myself as the luckiest man alive.

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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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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Whenever you're aggressive, you're at the edge of mistakes.
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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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From the driver's standpoint I had the same horrors, the same satisfactions, the same everything. The speed is relative. It's faster and things are happening quicker, but you have the equipment to handle it.
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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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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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I count my blessings every day, quite honestly, because I take nothing for granted.
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The crashes people remember, but drivers remember the near misses.
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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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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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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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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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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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If you think you're always in control, then you're not going fast enough.
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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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Failure is sucess if we learn from 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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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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