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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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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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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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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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I will always enter a race car from the left side. Always. Why? I have no idea.
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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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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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It takes a lifetime to build tradition.
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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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Whenever you're aggressive, you're at the edge of mistakes.
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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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A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments.
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Circumstances may cause interruptions and delays, but never lose sight of your goal.
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Unfortunately, we don't educate drivers enough to be respectful on the road.
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I look at myself as the luckiest man alive.
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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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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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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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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 passport changes but the blood doesn't
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If you think you're always in control, then you're not going fast enough.
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