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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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Mario Andretti
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: February 28
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Mario Gabriele Andretti
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If you think you're always in control, then you're not going fast enough.
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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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It takes a lifetime to build tradition.
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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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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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There's something special about racing in real streets. The 'artificial' circuits have a certain sameness to them. But every race conducted on real streets has a character of its own - Barcelona, Monaco, and now Long Beach.
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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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The crashes people remember, but drivers remember the near misses.
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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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If everything seems under control, you're not going fast enough.
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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 look at myself as the luckiest man alive.
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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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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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You dream what you're supposed to do
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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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