Valentino Rossi Best Quotes & Sayings

I have won on Honda and Yamaha so maybe it is interesting to win with a third team, Ducati, who are Italian. — Valentino Rossi

I race to win. If I am on the bike or in a car it will always be the same. — Valentino Rossi

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. — Valentino Rossi

However I am looking forward to the two new Grands Prixs both Shanghai and Laguna Seca are fantastic tracks and it will be good to race at them. — Valentino Rossi

I'm done with F1 unfortunately. I'm too old, the train has passed — Valentino Rossi

It is dangerous and unbelievably fast and entirely different from the kind of track I am used to racing on — Valentino Rossi

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. — Valentino Rossi

My normal life is like being on holiday. — Valentino Rossi

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

I'm lucky because I don't feel too much pressure - it's only in the last hour before the race, and even then it's good, positive pressure. — Valentino Rossi

You look at Moto3, the races are very exciting. Moto2 is fantastic, and then MotoGP is boring. — Valentino Rossi

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. — Valentino Rossi

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. — Valentino Rossi

Our sport is dangerous. We risk the life out there, so we need to stay calm and focused and leave all the rest out. — Valentino Rossi

I feel 100% a Yamaha rider in my heart. I had a long career and raced with several factory bikes, but the highlight of my career is undoubtedly with Yamaha. — Valentino Rossi

Giving yourself threads doesn't mean you don't believe in yourself in my opinion. — Valentino Rossi

Riding a race bike is an art - a thing that you do because you feel something inside. — Valentino Rossi

I like physical exercise. I actually like sports in general. I really like snowboarding and playing soccer, too. — Valentino Rossi

Maybe the bike is more dangerous, but the passion for the car for me is second to the bike. — Valentino Rossi

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

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

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. — Valentino Rossi

As for the level of spectacle of the two disciplines, I leave it to the people who watch the races to comment. — Valentino Rossi

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

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

I think the secret is to understand that you still want to be part of the game. To do so, you have to forget all the victories you've managed to get in the previous years and have a great humility. You also need to realise that, if you want to go on, you have to work hard. If you dwell too much on your past successes and say "well, I have won nine world titles and more than 100 races", you'd rather stay home. — Valentino Rossi

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. — Valentino Rossi

We kept on racing, doing something that Luis [Salom] loved. Fortunately or unfortunately, life goes on. — Valentino Rossi

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. — Valentino Rossi

Maybe if Graziano make another work or another sport I wouldn't have had this passion to be a rider. — Valentino Rossi