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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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You're safer in the race car than you are in cars going to and from the track.
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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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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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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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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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A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments.
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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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If things don't seem out of control, you're not going fast enough.
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You do a period of go-karting until you're at the age of qualifying for a ride in a 'school-kart,' then you qualify for driving school. And several of the driving schools have a competition series for their own students.
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Circumstances may cause interruptions and delays, but never lose sight of your goal.
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Failure is sucess if we learn from it.
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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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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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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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You dream what you're supposed to do
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I count my blessings every day, quite honestly, because I take nothing for granted.
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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 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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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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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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