Valentino Rossi
Valentino Rossi
Valentino Rossiis an Italian professional motorcycle racer and multiple MotoGP World Champion. He is considered to be the greatest and one of the most successful motorcycle racers of all time, with nine Grand Prix World Championships to his name – seven of which are in the premier class...
NationalityItalian
ProfessionMotorcycle Racer
Date of Birth16 February 1979
CityUrbino, Italy
CountryItaly
believe mean giving
Giving yourself threads doesn't mean you don't believe in yourself in my opinion.
passion car dangerous
Maybe the bike is more dangerous, but the passion for the car for me is second to the bike.
icons want valentino
I'm Valentino Rossi. And I want to be a person, not an icon.
home humility hard-work
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.
speed exciting dangerous
The speed is something dangerous but very exciting.
passion important racers
To be a great motorbike racer, the most important thing is passion for the bike.
silly thinking good-relationship
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.
art race riding
Riding a race bike is an art - a thing that you do because you feel something inside.
names voice giving
I try to have a different relationship with the bike. I don't give it a name, but I always speak with it. I don't know if the other riders do the same. This is not only a piece of metal - there is a soul. The bike talks back too. But not with a voice, with the components
difficult taste
When it's difficult like this, the taste (of winning) is better.