The most important thing is to have a good relationship with the bike you have to understand what she wants. I think of a motorcycle as a woman, and I know that sounds silly, but it’s true.
VALENTINO ROSSIMaybe if Graziano make another work or another sport I wouldn’t have had this passion to be a rider.
More Valentino Rossi Quotes
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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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I’m really happy, and beating Marc [Marquez] at the very last chicane gives me an extra boost.
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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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The speed is something dangerous but very exciting.
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Barcelona is a special track. I have always loved the layout of the circuit, but also the atmosphere and the fans are special. It has always been good fun.
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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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In my opinion we are at the limit now, and 17 races is really too much. With all the testing that we do now, it means we’re always on the bike and it’s quite difficult.
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To be a great motorbike racer, the most important thing is passion for the bike.
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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 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’m done with F1 unfortunately. I’m too old, the train has passed.
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Maybe the bike is more dangerous, but the passion for the car for me is second to the bike.
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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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But I could also start F1 or rallying. I love rallying much more.
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I’m Valentino Rossi. And I want to be a person, not an icon.
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