I never race for records. The motivation to try to beat the record is not enough to continue. You have to enjoy it.
VALENTINO ROSSIThe great fights with your strongest rivals are always the biggest motivation. When you win easily it’s not the same taste.
More Valentino Rossi Quotes
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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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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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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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How do Ferrari know what I’m doing next year when I don’t know what I’m doing next week?
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Giving yourself threads doesn’t mean you don’t believe in yourself in my opinion.
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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’m really happy, and beating Marc [Marquez] at the very last chicane gives me an extra boost.
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We kept on racing, doing something that Luis [Salom] loved. Fortunately or unfortunately, life goes on.
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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 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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Once the races begin it’s more difficult and there is never that much time for testing.
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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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I am focused on racing. I enjoy it. It’s a great feeling to be back fighting for the title.
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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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I would have probably stolen cars – it would have given me the same adrenaline rush as racing.
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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 done with F1 unfortunately. I’m too old, the train has passed.
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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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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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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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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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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 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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To be a great motorbike racer, the most important thing is passion for the bike.
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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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I race to win. If I am on the bike or in a car it will always be the same.
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