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 ROSSIYou 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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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.
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I’m Valentino Rossi. And I want to be a person, not an icon.
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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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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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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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To win the Championship in the first year will be hard. We need time to become competitive and win races.
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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 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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I race to win. If I am on the bike or in a car it will always be the same.
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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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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 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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It is dangerous and unbelievably fast and entirely different from the kind of track I am used to racing on.
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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’m lucky because I don’t feel too much pressure – it’s only in the last hour before the race, and even then it’s good, positive pressure.
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