To be a great motorbike racer, the most important thing is passion for the bike.
VALENTINO ROSSIMaybe the bike is more dangerous, but the passion for the car for me is second to the bike.
More Valentino Rossi Quotes
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I’m Valentino Rossi. And I want to be a person, not an icon.
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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 am focused on racing. I enjoy it. It’s a great feeling to be back fighting for the title.
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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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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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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 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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The most important thing is to have a good relationship with the bike you have to understand what she wants. I think of a motorcycle as a woman, and I know that sounds silly, but it’s true.
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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’m really happy, and beating Marc [Marquez] at the very last chicane gives me an extra boost.
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But I could also start F1 or rallying. I love rallying much more.
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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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The speed is something dangerous but very exciting.
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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 still here because I like to prove myself. I still like to ride the bike on track and enjoy the races. I still have good reasons to be in racing after so many years.
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