Latest Valentino Rossi Quotes from Interviews

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• I have always challenged myself and it's also important to learn from the rivals. Every rider has his own style, and you have to count on some elements that cannot be changed. On the contrary, the bike or the tires can change and it's important to adapt yourself. It's up to the rider to understand what he can change and how much he can adapt.

  Valentino Rossi

  Style, Important, Rivals

  Source: www.cycleworld.com

• Friendship is very important to me. With some friends, we've known each other since we were kids and it's a very strong relationship. They always tell me what they think even when I am wrong. It's great to share with them the best moments. I also have many friends in the team, and I like to share my passion with them.

  Valentino Rossi

  Strong, Team, Kids

  Source: www.cycleworld.com

• Motivation is the key. More than training, more than experience or age, motivation counts. You have to ask yourself: 'Why am I racing?' I race because I like it, because I'm really enjoying it. I like to set up my bike and ride it on track. After 20 years in the GPs I'm still highly motivated. Everything else is a consequence.

  Valentino Rossi

  Motivation, Years, Gps

  Source: www.cycleworld.com

• Nowadays, we have to deal with so many more factors that weren't there in the past. It's not enough to be a good rider, if you want to finish at the front. The riders have become incredible athletes. In the past, you could manage the race and fight only on the last laps. Now you need to train hard. You cannot allow yourself to go on track without being at 100 percent.

  Valentino Rossi

  Athlete, Fighting, Past

  Source: www.cycleworld.com

• You need a combination of many things to get good results. Experience is one of these, and it can be very useful at the right moment. I don't know if it helps to go faster, but for sure it's an important element that has helped me a lot. Being experienced helps you to make fewer mistakes when you are on track. This is the positive side for being around for so many years!

  Valentino Rossi

  Mistake, Years, Track

  Source: www.cycleworld.com

• My approach to the races hasn't changed in my 20-year career. If I have the chance to attack and to pass, I do it, trying to get the best possible result.

  Valentino Rossi

  Careers, Race, Years

  Source: www.cycleworld.com

• 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.

  Valentino Rossi

  Years, Race, Track

  Source: supermotoo.blogspot.com

• I have so much respect for my opponents; many of them watched the races as little children and were supporting me!

  Valentino Rossi

  Children, Race, Opponents

  Source: supermotoo.blogspot.com

• You 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. The sport, your rivals, the tyres, your motorcycle, everything changes so instead you need to work more to be stronger. If you don't, you're finished.

  Valentino Rossi

  Sports, Hard Work, Home

  Source: supermotoo.blogspot.com

• I am focused on racing. I enjoy it. It's a great feeling to be back fighting for the title.

  Valentino Rossi

  Fighting, Feelings, Racing

  Source: www.throttlequest.com

• I am completely focused on being strong, riding fast, and enjoying myself. With the new generation of riders, only the chronometer counts. I need to be faster than them on track.

  Valentino Rossi

  Strong, Track, Riding

  Source: www.throttlequest.com

• 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

  Different, Roles, Yamaha

  Source: www.throttlequest.com

• I'm really happy, and beating Marc [Marquez] at the very last chicane gives me an extra boost.

  Valentino Rossi

  Giving, Lasts, Boost

  Source: www.throttlequest.com

• 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

  Fun, Track, Atmosphere

  Source: www.cycleworld.com

• 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

  Strong, Trying, Riders

  "Barcelona GP Winner Valentino Rossi INTERVIEW". Interview with Maria Guidotti, www.cycleworld.com. June 7, 2016.

• 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

  Sports, Risk, Stay Calm

  "Barcelona GP Winner Valentino Rossi INTERVIEW". Interview with Maria Guidotti, www.cycleworld.com. June 7, 2016.

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

  Valentino Rossi

  Racing, Goes On, Life Goes On

  Source: www.cycleworld.com

• The tragic incident of Luis Salom reminds us that our sport, our passion, is dangerous. We know it but, in a way, we don't think about it.

  Valentino Rossi

  Sports, Passion, Thinking

  Source: www.cycleworld.com

• 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

  Race, Joy, World

  Interview, global.yamaha-motor.com. 2014.

• Giving yourself threads doesn't mean you don't believe in yourself in my opinion.

  Valentino Rossi

  Believe, Mean, Giving

  global.yamaha-motor.com. 2014.

• 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

  Humility, Hard Work, Home

  "I still have the strength to go head-to-head with my rivals". Yamaha Motor Intreview, global.yamaha-motor.com. 2014.

• 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

  Heart, Careers, Long

  Source: www.sportrider.com

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

  Valentino Rossi

  Soccer, Sports, Exercise

  "Representing the world of racing with Rossi's victory at Laguna Seca as its motif". Interview with Nobutaka Mukouyama, global.yamaha-motor.com.

• 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

  Thinking, Design, Personality

  "Representing the world of racing with Rossi's victory at Laguna Seca as its motif". Interview with Nobutaka Mukouyama, global.yamaha-motor.com.