I have won on Honda and Yamaha so maybe it is interesting to win with a third team, Ducati, who are Italian.
VALENTINO ROSSIIn 2009, I didn’t like that Yamaha signed such a young and competitive teammate [Jorge Lorenzo]. But now everything is different. We are more mature. Everyone knows his role and position. Things are clear.
More Valentino Rossi Quotes
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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.
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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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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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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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Riding a race bike is an art – a thing that you do because you feel something inside.
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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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I’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.
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In 2002 the Yamaha was at more or less the same level as the Honda, better in some ways, worse in others. But in the winter of last year between 2002 and 2003, Honda made a big step forward and it seemed as if Yamaha couldn’t quite match that improvement.
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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’m Valentino Rossi. And I want to be a person, not an icon.
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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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To win the Championship in the first year will be hard. We need time to become competitive and win races.
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In 2009, I didn’t like that Yamaha signed such a young and competitive teammate [Jorge Lorenzo]. But now everything is different. We are more mature. Everyone knows his role and position. Things are clear.
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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 am completely focused on being strong, riding fast, and enjoying myself. With the new generation of riders, only the chronometer counts. I need to be faster than them on track.
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