How do Ferrari know what I’m doing next year when I don’t know what I’m doing next week?
VALENTINO ROSSIFortunately during my career I have won more or less everything, so I need to enjoy it to have the right motivation.
More Valentino Rossi Quotes
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Riding a race bike is an art – a thing that you do because you feel something inside.
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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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Maybe the bike is more dangerous, but the passion for the car for me is second to the bike.
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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 2002 the Yamaha was at more or less the same level as the Honda, better in some ways, worse in others. But in the winter of last year between 2002 and 2003, Honda made a big step forward and it seemed as if Yamaha couldn’t quite match that improvement.
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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 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 would have probably stolen cars – it would have given me the same adrenaline rush as racing.
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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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You look at Moto3, the races are very exciting. Moto2 is fantastic, and then MotoGP is boring.
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The speed is something dangerous but very exciting.
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I like physical exercise. I actually like sports in general. I really like snowboarding and playing soccer, too.
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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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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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