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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.

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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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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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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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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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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If everything seems under control, you're not going fast enough.
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It takes a lifetime to build tradition.
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If you think you're always in control, then you're not going fast enough.
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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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I count my blessings every day, quite honestly, because I take nothing for granted.
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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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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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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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You dream what you're supposed to do
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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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Every NASCAR driver watches Formula One in the morning they are well informed.
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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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