Maybe the bike is more dangerous, but the passion for the car for me is second to the bike.
VALENTINO ROSSII 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.
More Valentino Rossi Quotes
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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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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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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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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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It is dangerous and unbelievably fast and entirely different from the kind of track I am used to racing on.
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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.
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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 don’t like being famous – it is like a prison. And driving for Ferrari would make it far worse.
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I’m done with F1 unfortunately. I’m too old, the train has passed.
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Giving yourself threads doesn’t mean you don’t believe in yourself in my opinion.
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The speed is something dangerous but very exciting.
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The great fights with your strongest rivals are always the biggest motivation. When you win easily it’s not the same taste.
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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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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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