I was lucky. My father raced bikes. He gave me the passion very early. I had my first bike when I was three or four years old.
VALENTINO ROSSIBarcelona 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.
More Valentino Rossi Quotes
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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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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 would have probably stolen cars – it would have given me the same adrenaline rush as racing.
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The speed is something dangerous but very exciting.
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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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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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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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The speed is something dangerous but very exciting.
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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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But I could also start F1 or rallying. I love rallying much more.
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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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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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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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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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