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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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Young drivers are supposed to be hard on equipment. That's how you learn.
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It takes a lifetime to build tradition.
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If everything seems under control, you're not going fast enough.
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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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The passport changes but the blood doesn't
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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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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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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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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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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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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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I count my blessings every day, quite honestly, because I take nothing for granted.
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