Desire is the key to motivation, but it’s the determination and commitment to unrelenting pursuit of your goal – a commitment to excellence – that will enable you to attain the success you seek. – Mario Andretti
Motor racing is like one big family, ultimately, and when you come back to it, that’s really what it feels like. – Mario Andretti
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
In NASCAR, you can do a lot of banging around and get pretty serious and even get yourself upside down. All of those things can happen – and then you give an interview two seconds later. – Mario Andretti
It seemed like whenever I got a bona fide offer from Ferrari, I couldn’t do it. And vice versa – when I was ready, their seats were taken. We always had a relationship, but what’s important is that I pretty much started my F1 career with them and ended it there, too. – Mario Andretti
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. – Mario Andretti
I love technology – yes, I have fallen in love with older cars, but I’m all for new technology. – Mario Andretti
I don’t have any feeling of accomplishment about anything unless there’s a lot of risk to it. – Mario Andretti
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
I see all these old people who don’t have anything to do but eat, drink and sleep. I will never say ‘retired’ because that’s such a finality that I don’t want to be part of my life. I’ll work until they throw me in a box. – Mario Andretti
There is so much more demand for Formula One than it can supply. You have governments investing in circuits all over the world, and the private sector sometimes has a tough time competing with that. – Mario Andretti
All of the courses that run through real streets are very demanding. There is no room for error, no shoulders to lean on. If you go off the road, you’re into somebody’s shop-window or front porch. – Mario Andretti
You see people in the left lane, and as long as they are on the speed limit, they stay there. Get in the right lane and let people pass you – let the police worry about somebody who wants to speed. Don’t force them pass in the right lane and zig zag, which can create an accident, just because you think you’re correct. – Mario Andretti
I lived the true American dream, because I was able to pursue what I set as my goals at a very young age. – Mario Andretti
The man upstairs is pushing the buttons, and if your name happens to be on that button, well, thank you. – Mario Andretti
I like to think that the Grand Prix helped Long Beach to pretty much change its image. – Mario Andretti
The day of parochialism in sports is over. The world is too small for what people like to call ‘the good old days.’ Fans want the best, wherever they come from. – Mario Andretti
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 else possessed. And he won with everything he put his hands on, including off-road. – Mario Andretti
What I learned is that in business you must make decisions based on facts, not react with your heart. – Mario Andretti
