It is dangerous and unbelievably fast and entirely different from the kind of track I am used to racing on.
VALENTINO ROSSII have so much respect for my opponents; many of them watched the races as little children and were supporting me!
More Valentino Rossi Quotes
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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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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 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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We kept on racing, doing something that Luis [Salom] loved. Fortunately or unfortunately, life goes on.
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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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I don’t like being famous – it is like a prison. And driving for Ferrari would make it far worse.
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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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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 is dangerous and unbelievably fast and entirely different from the kind of track I am used to racing 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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To win the Championship in the first year will be hard. We need time to become competitive and win races.
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But I could also start F1 or rallying. I love rallying much more.
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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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I like physical exercise. I actually like sports in general. I really like snowboarding and playing soccer, too.
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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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