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.
VALENTINO ROSSIAlso, 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.
More Valentino Rossi Quotes
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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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The great fights with your strongest rivals are always the biggest motivation. When you win easily it’s not the same taste.
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Once the races begin it’s more difficult and there is never that much time for testing.
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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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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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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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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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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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If I test the car for a year I can be quite competitive the next season.
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The speed is something dangerous but very exciting.
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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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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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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’m Valentino Rossi. And I want to be a person, not an icon.
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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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