Mario Andretti

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

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

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.

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.

Al Unser Sr. was one of the smartest drivers I've ever raced against. And I often said, I wish I could've had some of his patience. I know it would have worked for me many times.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

It makes great conversation to discuss what's wrong with open-wheel racing today.

The most important thing at Daytona is, are you going to have friends willing to work with you during the race as far as drafting? You've got to have friends out there. You can't do it alone. You form those relationships as the race moves along.

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

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