I don’t like being famous – it is like a prison. And driving for Ferrari would make it far worse.
VALENTINO ROSSIHow do Ferrari know what I’m doing next year when I don’t know what I’m doing next week?
More Valentino Rossi Quotes
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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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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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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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I race to win. If I am on the bike or in a car it will always be the same.
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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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I’m Valentino Rossi. And I want to be a person, not an icon.
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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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Giving yourself threads doesn’t mean you don’t believe in yourself in my opinion.
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You try to do a technical feature: in front of me I had a strong rider who brakes hard and it’s difficult to pass.
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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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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 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 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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