I am still here because I like to prove myself. I still like to ride the bike on track and enjoy the races. I still have good reasons to be in racing after so many years.
VALENTINO ROSSIHow do Ferrari know what I’m doing next year when I don’t know what I’m doing next week?
More Valentino Rossi Quotes
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I’m very happy because I won a lot. I’ve won races and lived in a world that just gave me joy, so I remember it very positively.
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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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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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I like physical exercise. I actually like sports in general. I really like snowboarding and playing soccer, too.
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I race to win. If I am on the bike or in a car it will always be the same.
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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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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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You look at Moto3, the races are very exciting. Moto2 is fantastic, and then MotoGP is boring.
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I’m Valentino Rossi. And I want to be a person, not an icon.
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My approach to the races hasn’t changed in my 20-year career. If I have the chance to attack and to pass, I do it, trying to get the best possible result.
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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 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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Maybe the bike is more dangerous, but the passion for the car for me is second to the bike.
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We kept on racing, doing something that Luis [Salom] loved. Fortunately or unfortunately, life goes on.
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The work that we do during the winter is very important; we have a new bike and it’s important to develop it during this time.
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