I’m really happy, and beating Marc [Marquez] at the very last chicane gives me an extra boost.
VALENTINO ROSSII have designs I like applied to my helmet, motorcycle, riding suits, gloves,and boots. I have a designer friend of mine put the designs on them for me. I think a livery on the helmet is significant in expressing a rider’s personality.
More Valentino Rossi Quotes
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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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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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It is dangerous and unbelievably fast and entirely different from the kind of track I am used to racing on.
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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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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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It is dangerous and unbelievably fast and entirely different from the kind of track I am used to racing 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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In 2002 the Yamaha was at more or less the same level as the Honda, better in some ways, worse in others. But in the winter of last year between 2002 and 2003, Honda made a big step forward and it seemed as if Yamaha couldn’t quite match that improvement.
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The speed is something dangerous but very exciting.
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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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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.
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We kept on racing, doing something that Luis [Salom] loved. Fortunately or unfortunately, life goes on.
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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.
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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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