Mario Andretti quotes - page 2

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. (Mario Andretti)

I lived the true American dream, because I was able to pursue what I set as my goals at a very young age.

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Unfortunately, we don't educate drivers enough to be respectful on the road.

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When a car's ahead of you, as long as you can see it, you get a tow, just like the draft in NASCAR. Even if it's a long ways down the track, it punches a hole in the air that has to help. When you're running alone, you can feel the difference, and it shows on the clock, too.

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I don't have any feeling of accomplishment about anything unless there's a lot of risk to it.

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I've always said I didn't have a Plan B in life. I was in pursuit of my dream from the very beginning. It's all about desire and passion. At all costs.

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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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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

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Photo: United Autosports, CC BY-SA 2.0

Occupation: Italian-American Driver
Born: February 28, 1940
Quotes count: 33
Wikipedia: Mario Andretti

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