Valentino Rossi Quotes

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Valentino Rossi

Profession : Athlete

Birth : February 16, 1979

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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My normal life is like being on holiday.

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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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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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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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To be a great motorbike racer, the most important thing is passion for the bike.

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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 have a lot of energy after 2 A.M. I like to sleep in the morning. I have some problems at the start of the day.

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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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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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I'm Valentino Rossi. And I want to be a person, not an icon.

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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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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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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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But I could also start F1 or rallying. I love rallying much more.

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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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I always enjoyed myself a lot in pre-school.

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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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If I test the car for a year I can be quite competitive the next season.

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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.

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