Our sport is dangerous. We risk the life out there, so we need to stay calm and focused and leave all the rest out.
VALENTINO ROSSIRiding a race bike is an art – a thing that you do because you feel something inside.
More Valentino Rossi Quotes
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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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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 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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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 am still here because I like to prove myself. I still like to ride the bike on track and enjoy the races. I still have good reasons to be in racing after so many years.
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The speed is something dangerous but very exciting.
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I race to win. If I am on the bike or in a car it will always be the same.
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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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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 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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I am able to ride the bike and think clearly about strategy and tyres. I also have positive thinking. I am very constructively critical.
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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 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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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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