Best 54 quotes of Mario Andretti on MyQuotes

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

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

A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments.

But really - look at the span of my career, and it's something people dream about. And to be spared major injury: I had some moments along the way, but being able to retire on my own terms after having driven during those decades when safety conditions were more precarious than today - am I lucky, or  what?

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

Circumstances may cause interruptions and delays, but never lose sight of your goal. Prepare yourself in every way you can by increasing your knowledge and adding to your experience, so that you can make the most of opportunity when it occurs.

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.

Desire is the key to motivation.

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.

Failure is sucess if we learn from it.

For every negative, there's a positive. It's in everything. How you deal with life, outlook, how much energy you put into achieving something. That's why I detest entitlement. Anything that's worthwhile is going to call for some sacrifice. Nothing worthwhile will come to you without a price. People think in sports, you have different rules. You really don't. It's whatever motivates you.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I go to bed is around 11, and I do that for every race. I get good sleep. I don't lie awake for any race. That's my routine.

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

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.

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

In racing, there is no question who is best - the first one to cross the finish line wins first prize. But with wine, even if you make the best wine in the world, someone isn't going to like it, because it isn't their style. Judging wine is very subjective.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

The passport changes but the blood doesn't

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.

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.

Tom Carnegie will never be replaced.

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

What is golden is miles under your belt, miles, miles, miles.

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.

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

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.

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.