With tennis, you can go pick up a racket, take a lesson, and understand how much talent and skill it takes to be as good as the top pros. Same with golf: pick up a club. But not many can go out and get in a race car and experience a drive at over 200 miles an hour. Mario Andretti carclubdrive share on social
You're safer in the race car than you are in cars going to and from the track. Mario Andretti carracesafe Change image and share on social
If you wait, all that happens is that you get older. Mario Andretti oldwait Change image and share on social
I like to think that the Grand Prix helped Long Beach to pretty much change its image. Mario Andretti beachchangegrand Change image and share on social
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 bonacareerend share on social
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 coursedemanderror Change image and share on social
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 banggivehappen Change image and share on social
If the Indy Racing League didn't have the Indianapolis 500, do you think it would have lasted more than six months? No chance. Mario Andretti chanceindianapolisindy Change image and share on social
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. Mario Andretti aheadaircar share on social
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 aggressivenessconcerndriver share on social