Valentino Rossi Quotes
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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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Once the races begin it's more difficult and there is never that much time for testing.
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We have the 2004 M1 here for reference, which is useful. It worked well here last year; we won the race and always did fast lap times so it will be interesting to compare it to the new bike and it will help us to understand which parts have improved.
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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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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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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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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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My normal life is like being on holiday.
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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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The great fights with your strongest rivals are always the biggest motivation. When you win easily it's not the same taste.
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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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As for the level of spectacle of the two disciplines, I leave it to the people who watch the races to comment.
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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, and we start with this test.
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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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Maybe the bike is more dangerous, but the passion for the car for me is second to the bike.
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I always enjoyed myself a lot in pre-school.
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I'm Valentino Rossi. And I want to be a person, not an icon.
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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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You look at Moto3, the races are very exciting. Moto2 is fantastic, and then MotoGP is boring.
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To be a great motorbike racer, the most important thing is passion for the bike.
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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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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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It is a big problem and so I don't know for sure if I say yes or no to Ferrari.
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In 2002 the Yamaha was at more or less the same level as the Honda, better in some ways, worse in others. But in the winter of last year between 2002 and 2003, Honda made a big step forward and it seemed as if Yamaha couldn't quite match that improvement.