The great fights with your strongest rivals are always the biggest motivation. When you win easily it’s not the same taste.
VALENTINO ROSSII am focused on racing. I enjoy it. It’s a great feeling to be back fighting for the title.
More Valentino Rossi Quotes
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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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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 tragic incident of Luis Salom reminds us that our sport, our passion, is dangerous. We know it but, in a way, we don’t think about it.
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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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But I could also start F1 or rallying. I love rallying much more.
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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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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 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’m done with F1 unfortunately. I’m too old, the train has passed.
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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 be a great motorbike racer, the most important thing is passion for the bike.
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I 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.
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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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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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