If I test the car for a year I can be quite competitive the next season.
VALENTINO ROSSII’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.
More Valentino Rossi Quotes
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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 like physical exercise. I actually like sports in general. I really like snowboarding and playing soccer, too.
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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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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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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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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.
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We kept on racing, doing something that Luis [Salom] loved. Fortunately or unfortunately, life goes on.
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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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You look at Moto3, the races are very exciting. Moto2 is fantastic, and then MotoGP is boring.
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Our sport is dangerous. We risk the life out there, so we need to stay calm and focused and leave all the rest out.
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I am focused on racing. I enjoy it. It’s a great feeling to be back fighting for the title.
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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’m Valentino Rossi. And I want to be a person, not an icon.
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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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The speed is something dangerous but very exciting.
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I have so much respect for my opponents; many of them watched the races as little children and were supporting me!
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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’m done with F1 unfortunately. I’m too old, the train has passed.
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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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To be a great motorbike racer, the most important thing is passion for the bike.
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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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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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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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I would have probably stolen cars – it would have given me the same adrenaline rush as racing.
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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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