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.
VALENTINO ROSSIIn 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.
More Valentino Rossi Quotes
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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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I like physical exercise. I actually like sports in general. I really like snowboarding and playing soccer, too.
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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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To win the Championship in the first year will be hard. We need time to become competitive and win races.
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I have so much respect for my opponents; many of them watched the races as little children and were supporting me!
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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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Maybe the bike is more dangerous, but the passion for the car for me is second to the bike.
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I have won on Honda and Yamaha so maybe it is interesting to win with a third team, Ducati, who are Italian.
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If I test the car for a year I can be quite competitive the next season.
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I’m Valentino Rossi. And I want to be a person, not an icon.
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In 2009, I didn’t like that Yamaha signed such a young and competitive teammate [Jorge Lorenzo]. But now everything is different. We are more mature. Everyone knows his role and position. Things are clear.
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I’m done with F1 unfortunately. I’m too old, the train has passed.
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You try to do a technical feature: in front of me I had a strong rider who brakes hard and it’s difficult to pass.
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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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Our sport is dangerous. We risk the life out there, so we need to stay calm and focused and leave all the rest out.
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We kept on racing, doing something that Luis [Salom] loved. Fortunately or unfortunately, life goes on.
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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.
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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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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 speed is something dangerous but very exciting.
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To be a great motorbike racer, the most important thing is passion for the bike.
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Maybe if Graziano make another work or another sport I wouldn’t have had this passion to be a rider.
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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 would have probably stolen cars – it would have given me the same adrenaline rush as racing.
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I am completely focused on being strong, riding fast, and enjoying myself. With the new generation of riders, only the chronometer counts. I need to be faster than them on track.
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I’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.
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