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 ROSSIMaybe if Graziano make another work or another sport I wouldn’t have had this passion to be a rider.
More Valentino Rossi Quotes
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I’m Valentino Rossi. And I want to be a person, not an icon.
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If I test the car for a year I can be quite competitive the next season.
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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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We kept on racing, doing something that Luis [Salom] loved. Fortunately or unfortunately, life goes on.
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To be a great motorbike racer, the most important thing is passion for the bike.
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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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Maybe the bike is more dangerous, but the passion for the car for me is second to the bike.
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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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In my opinion we are at the limit now, and 17 races is really too much. With all the testing that we do now, it means we’re always on the bike and it’s quite difficult.
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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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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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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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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’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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The speed is something dangerous but very exciting.
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