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.
VALENTINO ROSSIWe kept on racing, doing something that Luis [Salom] loved. Fortunately or unfortunately, life goes on.
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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 lucky because I don’t feel too much pressure – it’s only in the last hour before the race, and even then it’s good, positive pressure.
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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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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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We kept on racing, doing something that Luis [Salom] loved. Fortunately or unfortunately, life goes on.
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To be a great motorbike racer, the most important thing is passion for the bike.
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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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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’m really happy, and beating Marc [Marquez] at the very last chicane gives me an extra boost.
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I have designs I like applied to my helmet, motorcycle, riding suits, gloves,and boots. I have a designer friend of mine put the designs on them for me. I think a livery on the helmet is significant in expressing a rider’s personality.
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If I test the car for a year I can be quite competitive the next season.
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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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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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It’s a big, big advantage because understanding what changes we might make takes time and it takes time to work out settings and to understand everything about the new machine.
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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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Once the races begin it’s more difficult and there is never that much time for testing.
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The speed is something dangerous but very exciting.
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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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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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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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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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I never race for records. The motivation to try to beat the record is not enough to continue. You have to enjoy it.
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I’m Valentino Rossi. And I want to be a person, not an icon.
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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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Fortunately during my career I have won more or less everything, so I need to enjoy it to have the right motivation.
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