Mario Andretti

Date of Birth:

28-Feb-1940

Nationality:

Italy

Profession:

Racer

Mario Andretti, born Mario Gabriele Andretti, is a legendary Italian-born American former racing driver. He was considered synonyms to speed due to his racing pace. Mario is among a few of those sportsmen who have raced in ‘Formula One’, ‘Indy Car’, ‘World Sports Car Championship’ and ‘NASCAR’. He remains to be the only racer to have won ‘Indianapolis 500’, ‘Daytona 500’ and ‘The Formula One’ till date. He has bagged in numerous titles and car racing events. After biding adieu to the tracks, he became an entrepreneur and owns a clothing line. Mario is also the official ambassador of the ‘Circuit of Americans’. Mario has also written a book on his journey titled ‘What’s It Like Out There’. This man has been in the crucible of racing for more than three decades and has not just survived it but has come out with flying colors. Following are some words of wisdom in form of quotes and sayings from the man himself.

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QUOTES BY Mario Andretti

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.

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.

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.

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

Everything comes to those who wait... except a cat.

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

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.

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

You should never get away from where the real foundation of Formula One has been, which is Europe. Of course, there is nothing wrong with the expansion to countries like Asia, China, Malaysia.