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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.

Valentino Rossi

I don’t like being famous – it is like a prison. And driving for Ferrari would make it far worse.
VALENTINO ROSSI

Drive Fame Myself Prison Worst
Giving yourself threads doesn’t mean you don’t believe in yourself in my opinion.
VALENTINO ROSSI

Believe Myself Opinion Yourself
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.
VALENTINO ROSSI

Goodness Important Myself Relationship Sound Thinking True Understand Woman
You try to do a technical feature: in front of me I had a strong rider who brakes hard and it’s difficult to pass.
VALENTINO ROSSI

Difficult Hard Myself Ride Strong Try
But I could also start F1 or rallying. I love rallying much more.
VALENTINO ROSSI

Love Myself Option Start
We kept on racing, doing something that Luis [Salom] loved. Fortunately or unfortunately, life goes on.
VALENTINO ROSSI

Life Love Race
Fortunately during my career I have won more or less everything, so I need to enjoy it to have the right motivation.
VALENTINO ROSSI

Career Enjoyment Motivational Myself Need Win
I’m done with F1 unfortunately. I’m too old, the train has passed.
VALENTINO ROSSI

Myself Old Time Train
Maybe if Graziano make another work or another sport I wouldn’t have had this passion to be a rider.
VALENTINO ROSSI

Myself Passion Ride Sports Work
To be a great motorbike racer, the most important thing is passion for the bike.
VALENTINO ROSSI

Greatness Important Passion Race
I have won on Honda and Yamaha so maybe it is interesting to win with a third team, Ducati, who are Italian.
VALENTINO ROSSI

Change Different Dreams Myself Team Win
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.
VALENTINO ROSSI

Competition Different Mature Myself Position Role Young
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.
VALENTINO ROSSI

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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.
VALENTINO ROSSI

Father Lucky Myself Passion Young
I’m Valentino Rossi. And I want to be a person, not an icon.
VALENTINO ROSSI

Identity Myself Person
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.
VALENTINO ROSSI

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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 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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