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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It is dangerous and unbelievably fast and entirely different from the kind of track I am used to racing on.
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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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To be a great motorbike racer, the most important thing is passion for the bike.
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I’m Valentino Rossi. And I want to be a person, not an icon.
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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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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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Giving yourself threads doesn’t mean you don’t believe in yourself in my opinion.
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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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Once the races begin it’s more difficult and there is never that much time for testing.
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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 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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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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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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To win the Championship in the first year will be hard. We need time to become competitive and win races.
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