I never race for records. The motivation to try to beat the record is not enough to continue. You have to enjoy it. Valentino Rossi More Quotes by Valentino Rossi More Quotes From 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 too-much lucky race I would have probably stolen cars - it would have given me the same adrenaline rush as racing. Valentino Rossi car racing sports I race to win. If I am on the bike or in a car it will always be the same. Valentino Rossi winning motivational sports 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 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 design personality thinking To win the Championship in the first year will be hard. We need time to become competitive and win races. Valentino Rossi race winning sports How do Ferrari know what I'm doing next year when I don't know what I'm doing next week? Valentino Rossi ferrari next-week years It is dangerous and unbelievably fast and entirely different from the kind of track I am used to racing on Valentino Rossi track racing different We kept on racing, doing something that Luis [Salom] loved. Fortunately or unfortunately, life goes on. Valentino Rossi life-goes-on racing goes-on 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 fighting athlete past 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 riders strong trying You look at Moto3, the races are very exciting. Moto2 is fantastic, and then MotoGP is boring. Valentino Rossi boring race looks 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 passion sports thinking 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 Once the races begin it's more difficult and there is never that much time for testing. Valentino Rossi difficult race sports 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 machines work-out understanding 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 riding track strong I have won on Honda and Yamaha so maybe it is interesting to win with a third team, Ducati, who are Italian. Valentino Rossi italian team sports I don't like being famous - it is like a prison. And driving for Ferrari would make it far worse. Valentino Rossi ferrari driving prison I like physical exercise. I actually like sports in general. I really like snowboarding and playing soccer, too. Valentino Rossi exercise soccer sports