Top 7 Quotes & Sayings by Al Unser

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American athlete Al Unser.
Last updated on December 19, 2024.
Al Unser

Alfred Unser was an American automobile racing driver, the younger brother of fellow racing drivers Jerry and Bobby Unser, and father of Al Unser Jr. He was the second of four men to have won the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race four times, the fourth of five to have won the race in consecutive years, and won the National Championship in 1970, 1983, and 1985. The Unser family has won the Indy 500 a record nine times. He was the only person to have both a sibling (Bobby) and child as fellow Indy 500 winners. Al's nephews Johnny and Robby Unser have also competed in that race. Additionally, he became the first-and-only driver, to-date, to win the race on his birthday, in 1971.

I tell all the rookies that come into our series and all the young drivers they can come ask me anything at any time, and we'll give them the straight shoot.
Dad taught me everything I know. Unfortunately, he didn't teach me everything he knows.
I've got a great team of engineers behind this race car. I've got a great bunch of mechanics that make it reliable. This car is developed to go out there and be better than the Reynard, and I feel that it is.
The only thing that's changed is the competitiveness of the series. It's only become harder to win in our series as the years have gone by. Competition breeds good things, and that's what's happened here.
Winning in my business is everything.
If we get in an accident that's strong enough to break bones, it's going to break bones. What makes me a little bit higher risk is that if I break my right ankle again, I've got a bunch of screws and plates in there, and that would not be good.
I wouldn't mind meeting Eddie Van Halen. That would be great. We need to invite him to a race. — © Al Unser
I wouldn't mind meeting Eddie Van Halen. That would be great. We need to invite him to a race.
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