To be a great motorbike racer, the most important thing is passion for the bike.
VALENTINO ROSSIYou try to do a technical feature: in front of me I had a strong rider who brakes hard and it’s difficult to pass.
More Valentino Rossi Quotes
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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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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’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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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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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 really happy, and beating Marc [Marquez] at the very last chicane gives me an extra boost.
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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 speed is something dangerous but very exciting.
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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 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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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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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 am focused on racing. I enjoy it. It’s a great feeling to be back fighting for the title.
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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 like physical exercise. I actually like sports in general. I really like snowboarding and playing soccer, too.
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