Quotes from Mario Andretti

Long Beach is the best. I tell everyone that.

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

I don't remember as a kid wanting to do or be anything else but drive something, be a race driver.

I've driven just about every kind of car there is.

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.

You dream what you're supposed to do.

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

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

I look at myself as the luckiest man alive.

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

Failure is sucess if we learn from it.

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

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

I think it's counterproductive in many ways to pretend to know things you don't. You surround yourself with people who are the real experts.

Nothing compares to the Indianapolis 500.

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

I wish we could be 100% shielded from danger, but nothing is in life.

A father-son relationship is strong, like no other teammates. You could be straightforward with one another.

Not all teammates tell the truth.

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.

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.

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

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.

Nobody had race savvy like Al Unser in his prime.