black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

We have the 2004 M1 here for reference, which is useful. It worked well here last year; we won the race and always did fast lap times so it will be interesting to compare it to the new bike and it will help us to understand which parts have improved.

Valentino Rossi

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 ROSSI

Father Lucky Myself Passion Young
If I test the car for a year I can be quite competitive the next season.
VALENTINO ROSSI

Competition Myself Quite Season
Maybe the bike is more dangerous, but the passion for the car for me is second to the bike.
VALENTINO ROSSI

Bike Dangerous Myself Passion
How do Ferrari know what I’m doing next year when I don’t know what I’m doing next week?
VALENTINO ROSSI

Action Funny Future Myself Work
I race to win. If I am on the bike or in a car it will always be the same.
VALENTINO ROSSI

Myself Race Win
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.
VALENTINO ROSSI

Enjoyment Goodness Myself Race Reason
Giving yourself threads doesn’t mean you don’t believe in yourself in my opinion.
VALENTINO ROSSI

Believe Myself Opinion Yourself
To win the Championship in the first year will be hard. We need time to become competitive and win races.
VALENTINO ROSSI

Competition Hard Need Race Time Win
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.
VALENTINO ROSSI

Different Myself Pieces Relationship Soul Talk Try
I am able to ride the bike and think clearly about strategy and tyres. I also have positive thinking. I am very constructively critical.
VALENTINO ROSSI

Myself Positive Ride Strategy Thinking
But I could also start F1 or rallying. I love rallying much more.
VALENTINO ROSSI

Love Myself Option Start
Once the races begin it’s more difficult and there is never that much time for testing.
VALENTINO ROSSI

Beginning Difficult Race Time
I would have probably stolen cars – it would have given me the same adrenaline rush as racing.
VALENTINO ROSSI

Adventure Myself Race Theft
I have won on Honda and Yamaha so maybe it is interesting to win with a third team, Ducati, who are Italian.
VALENTINO ROSSI

Change Different Dreams Myself Team Win
I never race for records. The motivation to try to beat the record is not enough to continue. You have to enjoy it.
VALENTINO ROSSI

Defeat Enjoyment Enough Motivational Race Record Try Yourself
To be a great motorbike racer, the most important thing is passion for the bike.
VALENTINO ROSSI

Greatness Important Passion Race

We have the 2004 M1 here for reference, which is useful. It worked well here last year; we won the race and always did fast lap times so it will be interesting to compare it to the new bike and it will help us to understand which parts have improved.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

We have the 2004 M1 here for reference, which is useful. It worked well here last year; we won the race and always did fast lap times so it will be interesting to compare it to the new bike and it will help us to understand which parts have improved.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Valentino Rossi Quotes