It is dangerous and unbelievably fast and entirely different from the kind of track I am used to racing on.
VALENTINO ROSSITo be a great motorbike racer, the most important thing is passion for the bike.
More Valentino Rossi Quotes
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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 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 Valentino Rossi. And I want to be a person, not an icon.
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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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We kept on racing, doing something that Luis [Salom] loved. Fortunately or unfortunately, life goes 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 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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Maybe if Graziano make another work or another sport I wouldn’t have had this passion to be a rider.
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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 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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If I test the car for a year I can be quite competitive the next season.
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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 so much respect for my opponents; many of them watched the races as little children and were supporting me!
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