Also, when I started racing he knew a lot of people and it was more easy for me to find the first bike, so I have a good chance for sure.
VALENTINO ROSSII’m lucky because I don’t feel too much pressure – it’s only in the last hour before the race, and even then it’s good, positive pressure.
More Valentino Rossi Quotes
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I’m done with F1 unfortunately. I’m too old, the train has passed.
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I feel 100% a Yamaha rider in my heart. I had a long career and raced with several factory bikes, but the highlight of my career is undoubtedly with Yamaha.
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Once the races begin it’s more difficult and there is never that much time for testing.
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I am focused on racing. I enjoy it. It’s a great feeling to be back fighting for the title.
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Riding a race bike is an art – a thing that you do because you feel something inside.
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To be a great motorbike racer, the most important thing is passion for the bike.
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I never race for records. The motivation to try to beat the record is not enough to continue. You have to enjoy it.
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I don’t like being famous – it is like a prison. And driving for Ferrari would make it far worse.
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I try to have a different relationship with the bike. I don’t give it a name, but I always speak with it. I don’t know if the other riders do the same. This is not only a piece of metal – there is a soul. The bike talks back too. But not with a voice, with the components.
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How do Ferrari know what I’m doing next year when I don’t know what I’m doing next week?
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I’m Valentino Rossi. And I want to be a person, not an icon.
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Fortunately during my career I have won more or less everything, so I need to enjoy it to have the right motivation.
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It’s a big, big advantage because understanding what changes we might make takes time and it takes time to work out settings and to understand everything about the new machine.
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The great fights with your strongest rivals are always the biggest motivation. When you win easily it’s not the same taste.
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It is dangerous and unbelievably fast and entirely different from the kind of track I am used to racing on.
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