Mario Andretti Quotes

If everything seems under control, you're not going fast enough.

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.

If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough.

It is amazing how many drivers, even at the Formula One Level, think that the brakes are for slowing the car down.

If you don't come walking back to the pits every once in a while holding a steering wheel in your hands, you're not trying hard enough

Love what you do. Believe in your instincts. And you'd better be able to pick yourself up and brush yourself off every day.

If you're so afraid of failure, you will never succeed. You have to take chances.

A goal isn’t something you just arrive at and stop. You have to stay curious and hungry and foolish...

Failure is sucess if we learn from it.

A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments.

If you think you're always in control, then you're not going fast enough.

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.

Desire is the key to motivation.

I don't have many superstitions, just dumb things I don't talk about. I will not sign an autograph with a green pen.

The crashes people remember, but drivers remember the near misses.

What I learned is that in business you must make decisions based on facts, not react with your heart.

Circumstances may cause interruptions and delays, but never lose sight of your goal.

Nobody is born with a steering wheel or a gear shift in his hand. It's something you choose to do or you don't.

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.

You do the best you can with what's thrown at you, then you try again.

Whenever you're aggressive, you're at the edge of mistakes.

I count my blessings every day, quite honestly, because I take nothing for granted.

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.

The only thing that happens if you wait, is that you get older.

Speed takes a little bit of getting used to, but rules have to be followed. At any speed, the more you run, the more you get used to it.

Sometimes you have to bring back only the steering wheel so the car owner will know that you're giving it all you have.

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

I think social media really is a great tool. It fascinates me when I tweet something and right away you get a response almost immediately.

The man upstairs is pushing the buttons, and if your name happens to be on that button, well, thank you.

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

I never personally name anyone. I am not comfortable rating other drivers.

Anybody who can drive and doesn't come out of it a rich man is a fool.

If a neighbor is killed in a car accident, do you sell your car and stop driving?

Speed is relative. You have to live it. You can't just jump into it. You have to live it all the time.

Motor racing is like one big family, ultimately, and when you come back to it, that's really what it feels like.

You're safer in the race car than you are in cars going to and from the track.

Every NASCAR driver watches Formula One in the morning; they are well informed.

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

I will always enter a race car from the left side. Always. Why? I have no idea.

If things don't seem out of control, you're not going fast enough.

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.

The passport changes but the blood doesn't

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.

My biggest concern during a race is getting bored. The biggest thing I have to combat is falling asleep while going around and around.

You dream what you're supposed to do

I look at myself as the luckiest man alive.

I had no problems staying motivated because things that were happening were things I looked forward to.

Tom Carnegie will never be replaced.

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.

Young drivers are supposed to be hard on equipment. That's how you learn.