It takes a lifetime to build tradition. Mario Andretti More Quotes by Mario Andretti More Quotes From Mario Andretti I never personally name anyone. I am not comfortable rating other drivers. Mario Andretti ratingdriversnames 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 Mario Andretti vettelbrillianttalent I had no problems staying motivated because things that were happening were things I looked forward to. Mario Andretti stayingmotivatedproblem If things don't seem out of control, you're not going fast enough. Mario Andretti ifsenoughseems 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 bulletsraceway You're safer in the race car than you are in cars going to and from the track. Mario Andretti cartrackrace You can't take a vacation from speed. I probably could have taken more time off and not driven in all the different disciplines, but I wanted to drive, drive and drive. Mario Andretti vacationdisciplinetaken What is golden is miles under your belt, miles, miles, miles. Mario Andretti beltsgoldenmiles The experts or the cynics say, "Oh, those were the good old days, that's when drivers were really drivers. They didn't have all these aids." You know what? What we had, we did the best with and when we got more we provided what was needed. Mario Andretti aidsneededexperts You dream what you're supposed to do Mario Andretti dream My biggest concern during a race is getting bored. The biggest thing I have to combat is falling asleep while going around and around. Mario Andretti boredomracefall 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-familiesmotor-racingbigs The man upstairs is pushing the buttons, and if your name happens to be on that button, well, thank you. Mario Andretti pushingnamesmen Tom Carnegie will never be replaced. Mario Andretti tomsreplacedcarnegie 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 was so fulfilling. Mario Andretti careersblessinglong 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. Mario Andretti speedhorrorsatisfaction Sometimes you have to bring back only the steering wheel so the car owner will know that you're giving it all you have. Mario Andretti carracinggiving 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 realcharacterbeach I look at myself as the luckiest man alive. Mario Andretti alivemenlooks I will always enter a race car from the left side. Always. Why? I have no idea. Mario Andretti carraceideas
