Mario Andretti quotes

The first time I fired up a car, felt the engine shudder and the wheel come to life in my hands, I was hooked. It was a feeling I can't describe. I still get it every time I get into a race car. (Mario Andretti)
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.
Mario Andretti
If you're so afraid of failure, you will never succeed. You have to take chances.
Mario Andretti
If you think you're always in control, then you're not going fast enough.
Mario Andretti
A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments.
Mario Andretti
Desire is the key to motivation, but it's the determination and commitment to unrelenting pursuit of your goal - a commitment to excellence - that will enable you to attain the success you seek.
Mario Andretti
If a neighbor is killed in a car accident, do you sell your car and stop driving?
Mario Andretti
Of course now that I am retired I see it from a totally different perspective, the bad days just don't look so bad to me, and I try to share that with Michael.
Mario Andretti
The visas came through in 1955, when I was 15. That June, we sailed for New York aboard the Conte Biancamano. When we passed the Statue of Liberty, Anna Maria [my sister] tried to sing "The Star-Spangled Banner".
Mario Andretti
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.
Mario Andretti
Whenever you're aggressive, you're at the edge of mistakes. (Mario Andretti)
Anybody who can drive and doesn't come out of it a rich man is a fool.
Mario Andretti
If you wait, all that happens is that you get older.
Mario Andretti
The man upstairs is pushing the buttons, and if your name happens to be on that button, well, thank you.
Mario Andretti
Tom Carnegie will never be replaced.
Mario Andretti
I look at myself as the luckiest man alive.
Mario Andretti
You dream what you're supposed to do.
Mario Andretti
Circumstances may cause interruptions and delays, but never lose sight of your goal.
Mario Andretti
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.
Mario Andretti
You do the best you can with what's thrown at you, then you try again.
Mario Andretti
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. (Mario Andretti)
I count my blessings every day, quite honestly, because I take nothing for granted.
Mario Andretti
Every NASCAR driver watches Formula One in the morning; they are well informed.
Mario Andretti
Motor racing is like one big family, ultimately, and when you come back to it, that's really what it feels like.
Mario Andretti
What I learned is that in business you must make decisions based on facts, not react with your heart.
Mario Andretti