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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.

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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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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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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Whenever you're aggressive, you're at the edge of mistakes.
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The only thing that happens if you wait, is that you get older.
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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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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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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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Every NASCAR driver watches Formula One in the morning they are well informed.
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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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If you think you're always in control, then you're not going fast enough.
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Circumstances may cause interruptions and delays, but never lose sight of your goal.
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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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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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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 will always enter a race car from the left side. Always. Why? I have no idea.
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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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If things don't seem out of control, you're not going fast enough.
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