We kept on racing, doing something that Luis [Salom] loved. Fortunately or unfortunately, life goes on.
VALENTINO ROSSIAlso, 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.
More Valentino Rossi Quotes
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If I test the car for a year I can be quite competitive the next season.
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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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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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I would have probably stolen cars – it would have given me the same adrenaline rush as racing.
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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 speed is something dangerous but very exciting.
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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 am focused on racing. I enjoy it. It’s a great feeling to be back fighting for the title.
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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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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 am completely focused on being strong, riding fast, and enjoying myself. With the new generation of riders, only the chronometer counts. I need to be faster than them on track.
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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’m really happy, and beating Marc [Marquez] at the very last chicane gives me an extra boost.
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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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In 2009, I didn’t like that Yamaha signed such a young and competitive teammate [Jorge Lorenzo]. But now everything is different. We are more mature. Everyone knows his role and position. Things are clear.
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