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" Motor racing is like one big family, ultimately, and when you come back to it, that's really what it feels like. "
Mario Andretti
Big
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" 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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" 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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" 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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" Staging Formula One is incredibly expensive. "
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" Quite honestly, I treat myself with cars I really want to drive, and I have some flexibility to do that. "
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" Whenever you're aggressive, you're at the edge of mistakes. "
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" When you start thinking you may get hurt, it's time to get out of racing. "
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" I see all these old people who don't have anything to do but eat, drink and sleep. I will never say 'retired' because that's such a finality that I don't want to be part of my life. I'll work until they throw me in a box. "
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" I look at myself as the luckiest man alive. "
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" I count my blessings every day, quite honestly, because I take nothing for granted. "
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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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" I think it's counterproductive in many ways to pretend to know things you don't. You surround yourself with people who are the real experts. "
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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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" You should never get away from where the real foundation of Formula One has been, which is Europe. Of course, there is nothing wrong with the expansion to countries like Asia, China, Malaysia. "
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Nothing
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" If you wait, all that happens is that you get older. "
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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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" Circumstances may cause interruptions and delays, but never lose sight of your goal. "
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" Everything comes to those who wait... except a cat. "
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" I love technology - yes, I have fallen in love with older cars, but I'm all for new technology. "
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Older
New
" If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough. "
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Fast
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" In NASCAR, you can do a lot of banging around and get pretty serious and even get yourself upside down. All of those things can happen - and then you give an interview two seconds later. "
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" Long Beach is the best. I tell everyone that. "
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