The most important thing at Daytona is, are you going to have friends willing to work with you during the race as… — Mario Andretti Copy Share Image
With tennis, you can go pick up a racket, take a lesson, and understand how much talent and skill it takes to… — Mario Andretti Copy Share Image
I go to bed is around 11, and I do that for every race. I get good sleep. I don't lie awake… — Mario Andretti Copy Share Image
I will always enter a race car from the left side. Always. Why? I have no idea. — Mario Andretti Copy Share Image
My last race was at Le Mans in 2000, my first race was in 1959, so I dodged a lot of bullets… — Mario Andretti Copy Share Image
The first time I fired up a car, felt the engine shudder and the wheel come to life in my hands, I… — Mario Andretti Copy Share Image
I don't remember as a kid wanting to do or be anything else but drive something, be a race driver. — Mario Andretti Copy Share Image
You're safer in the race car than you are in cars going to and from the track. — Mario Andretti Copy Share Image
There's something special about racing in real streets. The 'artificial' circuits have a certain sameness to them. But every race conducted on… — Mario Andretti Copy Share Image
My biggest concern during a race is getting bored. The biggest thing I have to combat is falling asleep while going around… — Mario Andretti Copy Share Image
If you have everything under control, you're not moving fast enough. — Mario Andretti Copy Share Image
It is amazing how may drivers, even at the Formula One Level, think that the brakes are for slowing the car down. — Mario Andretti Copy Share Image
Motor racing is like one big family, ultimately, and when you come back to it, that's really what it feels like. — Mario Andretti Copy Share Image
Circumstances may cause interruptions and delays, but never lose sight of your goal. Prepare yourself in every way you can by increasing your knowledge… — Mario Andretti Copy Share Image
I'm so thankful that I've had such a long and uninterrupted [knocks wood] career... I count my blessings every day for that because it… — Mario Andretti Copy Share Image
I had no problems staying motivated because things that were happening were things I looked forward to. — Mario Andretti Copy Share Image
If you're so afraid of failure, you will never succeed. You have to take chances. — Mario Andretti Copy Share Image
As far as I'm concerned, Parnelli Jones was the greatest driver of his era. He had aggressiveness and also a finesse that no one… — Mario Andretti Copy Share Image