I’m Valentino Rossi. And I want to be a person, not an icon.
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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To be a great motorbike racer, the most important thing is passion for the bike.
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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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If I test the car for a year I can be quite competitive the next season.
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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 have so much respect for my opponents; many of them watched the races as little children and were supporting me!
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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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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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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 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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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 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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I would have probably stolen cars – it would have given me the same adrenaline rush as racing.
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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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Riding a race bike is an art – a thing that you do because you feel something inside.
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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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