Valentino Rossi Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“Fortunately during my career I have won more or less everything, so I need to enjoy it to have the right motivation.”

“I don't like being famous - it is like a prison. And driving for Ferrari would make it far worse.”

“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.”

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

“My father raced bikes. He gave me the passion very early. I had my first bike when I was three or four years old.”

“To win the Championship in the first year will be hard. We need time to become competitive and win races.”

“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.”

“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.”

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

“As for the level of spectacle of the two disciplines, I leave it to the people who watch the races to comment.”