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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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The crashes people remember, but drivers remember the near misses.
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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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Failure is sucess if we learn from it.
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Circumstances may cause interruptions and delays, but never lose sight of your goal.
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A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments.
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I count my blessings every day, quite honestly, because I take nothing for granted.
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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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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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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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If things don't seem out of control, you're not going fast enough.
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If everything seems under control, you're not going fast enough.
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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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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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The only thing that happens if you wait, is that you get older.
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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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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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I look at myself as the luckiest man alive.
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It takes a lifetime to build tradition.
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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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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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