Mario andretti biography book
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Mario writes about himself, his life, and the intense desire that has defined his racing career. He talks about the sju years his family spent in a displaced persons camp after the war and how his decision to komma to the United States was an element of fate that had long been predestined. He talks candidly about his devoted family and his wife, Dee Ann, who has stood solid throughout his racing career. He reveals his deepest thoughts on fear and how he forced han själv to look beyond the deaths of some of his closest friends. He talks about his twin brother, Aldo, and how they shared everything from dreams to racing helmets until circumstance forced Mario to go on alone. Mario discusses his philosophy of life and work and the intense passion he brings to virtually every moment of his existence. And he explains why he chose the season to be his last and the reservations that komma from going forward without racing.
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Mario Andretti was born on February 28, , in Montona, Italian Istria, which is known today as Motovun, Croatia. He was raised along with his twin brother Aldo and his sister Anna Maria by mother Rina (Benvegnu) and father Gigi (Alvise) Andretti. The family migrated around to different communism refugee camps in Tuscany before finally immigrating to the United States in , settling in Nazareth, Pennsylvania. Andretti met his future wife, Dee Ann, at his high school in Nazareth. They went on to have three children: Michael, Jeff, and Barbie.
It was in in Italy, however, where Andretti received his first inspiration to race while living in a refugee camp. This was where Mario and Aldo observed a section of "Mille Miglia," a famous endurance race that took place all over Italy, and a racer by the name of Alberto Acari. It was an event that would forever change Mario and Aldo's lives. Andretti writes in his autobiography, "the world champion when I was growing up in the early s was Alber
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Description
Experience the full career of racing legend Mario Andretti as recounted by the champion himself. The core of this biography is presented via interviews Andretti has given over the decades and expertly brought together by author Mario Donnini. Anecdotes, testimonials, quips, and jokes come together to give new light on motor racing history. Mario Andretti is a legend in two worlds: Europe and the United States. Some of his accolades and championships include: Formula 1 World Champion, Indianapolis Victor , , IndyCar Champion , , 12 Hours of Sebring Victor Hours of Daytona Victor, and many other endurance classics What counts most is that Mario is the last F1 world champion whose mother tongue is Italian, even if he did win the title when he was an American citizen. The volume contains hundreds of pictures--many of them previously unpublished--which illustrate the long and unrepeatable career of an all-time authentic icon of motor sport.