Top 33 Quotes by Valentino Rossi

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

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.

I would have probably stolen cars - it would have given me the same adrenaline rush as racing.

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

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

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.

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

The great fights with your strongest rivals are always the biggest motivation. When you win easily it's not the same taste.

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.

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