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And he wore his bib overalls,
and he was a showman. There was an article
in one of the London papers that talked about the ten-gallon hat man coming over to challenge the stars. And here was this big man
with his Stetson hat on, I mean, he looked every inch the big man in the desert
hunting out the baddies, and everybody sort of was impressed with the way he drove. To win, you've got to have
a perfect mental attitude every time. When you go to a race,
if you're not mentally up for it, you're not going to win
no matter what car you have. From 1955 to 1957,
Shelby drove in 81 races. He came in first place over half the time
and he was a showman. There was an article
in one of the London papers that talked about the ten-gallon hat man coming over to challenge the stars. And here was this big man
with his Stetson hat on, I mean, he looked every inch the big man in the desert
hunting out the baddies, and everybody sort of was impressed with the way he drove. To win, you've got to have
a perfect mental attitude every time. When you go to a race,
if you're not mentally up for it, you're not going to win
no matter what car you have. From 1955 to 1957,
Shelby drove in 81 races. He came in first place over half the time
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And he wore his bib overalls,
and he was a showman.
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There was an article
in one of the London papers
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that talked about the ten-gallon hat man
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coming over to challenge the stars.
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And here was this big man
with his Stetson hat on,
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I mean, he looked every inch
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the big man in the desert
hunting out the baddies,
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and everybody sort of was impressed
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with the way he drove.
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To win, you've got to have
a perfect mental attitude every time.
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When you go to a race,
if you're not mentally up for it,
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you're not going to win
no matter what car you have.
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From 1955 to 1957,
Shelby drove in 81 races.
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He came in first place over half the time.
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Movie Summary
The story of automotive icon Carroll Shelby who started as a chicken farmer and went on to become one of the winningest racing drivers in American motorsports, and the only man in history to win in Le Mans as a driver and a manufa...
