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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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Anybody who can drive and doesn't come out of it a rich man is a fool.
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I look at myself as the luckiest man alive.
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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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Failure is sucess if we learn from it.
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Every NASCAR driver watches Formula One in the morning they are well informed.
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It takes a lifetime to build tradition.
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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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The only thing that happens if you wait, is that you get older.
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If everything seems under control, you're not going fast enough.
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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.
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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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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 you think you're always in control, then you're not going fast enough.
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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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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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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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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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Circumstances may cause interruptions and delays, but never lose sight of your goal.
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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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You're safer in the race car than you are in cars going to and from the track.
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