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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 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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The passport changes but the blood doesn't
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Every NASCAR driver watches Formula One in the morning they are well informed.
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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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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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The crashes people remember, but drivers remember the near misses.
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You dream what you're supposed to do
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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 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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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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The only thing that happens if you wait, is that you get older.
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A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments.
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Young drivers are supposed to be hard on equipment. That's how you learn.
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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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If you think you're always in control, then you're not going fast enough.
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Failure is sucess if we learn from it.
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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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