To be a great motorbike racer, the most important thing is passion for the bike.
VALENTINO ROSSIYou look at Moto3, the races are very exciting. Moto2 is fantastic, and then MotoGP is boring.
More Valentino Rossi Quotes
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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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Maybe if Graziano make another work or another sport I wouldn’t have had this passion to be a rider.
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If I test the car for a year I can be quite competitive the next season.
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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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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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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’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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Fortunately during my career I have won more or less everything, so I need to enjoy it to have the right motivation.
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The speed is something dangerous but very exciting.
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I am able to ride the bike and think clearly about strategy and tyres. I also have positive thinking. I am very constructively critical.
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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’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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The great fights with your strongest rivals are always the biggest motivation. When you win easily it’s not the same taste.
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I’m Valentino Rossi. And I want to be a person, not an icon.
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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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