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 ROSSIOnce the races begin it’s more difficult and there is never that much time for testing.
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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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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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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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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To win the Championship in the first year will be hard. We need time to become competitive and win races.
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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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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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Our sport is dangerous. We risk the life out there, so we need to stay calm and focused and leave all the rest out.
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I’m Valentino Rossi. And I want to be a person, not an icon.
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Barcelona is a special track. I have always loved the layout of the circuit, but also the atmosphere and the fans are special. It has always been good fun.
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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 done with F1 unfortunately. I’m too old, the train has passed.
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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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Giving yourself threads doesn’t mean you don’t believe in yourself in my opinion.
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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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