I’m Valentino Rossi. And I want to be a person, not an icon.
VALENTINO ROSSII 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.
More Valentino Rossi Quotes
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We kept on racing, doing something that Luis [Salom] loved. Fortunately or unfortunately, life goes on.
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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 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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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 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 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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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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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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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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The speed is something dangerous but very exciting.
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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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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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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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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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