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.
VALENTINO ROSSII race to win. If I am on the bike or in a car it will always be the same.
More Valentino Rossi Quotes
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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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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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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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The tragic incident of Luis Salom reminds us that our sport, our passion, is dangerous. We know it but, in a way, we don’t think about 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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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’m Valentino Rossi. And I want to be a person, not an icon.
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If I test the car for a year I can be quite competitive the next season.
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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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Maybe the bike is more dangerous, but the passion for the car for me is second to the bike.
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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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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 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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The speed is something dangerous but very exciting.
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But I could also start F1 or rallying. I love rallying much more.
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