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

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

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.

To be a great motorbike racer, the most important thing is passion for the bike.

The speed is something dangerous but very exciting.

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

Maybe the bike is more dangerous, but the passion for the car for me is second to the bike.

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.

I'm Valentino Rossi. And I want to be a person, not an icon.

Our sport is dangerous. We risk the life out there, so we need to stay calm and focused and leave all the rest out.

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

Lidské tělonaprogramuješ na všechno.

Art sometimes imitates life. When it does, science fiction presages what form that life may take.

The bourgeois novel is the greatest enemy of truth and honesty that was ever invented.

I live my life progressing for nothing else but the best.

I can see that you [Bruce Cole] are a true historian because you really always ought to ask that question about anybody at a different place or a different time: What's the same and what's different?

I love finding EPs for bands that you just discover.

World events can shape culture. Music is either a soundtrack for or a narration of changing times. And who knows how that's going to go?

Embracing the torture, as I'm assaulted by my own thoughts. Like a locust giving birth to earworms. Eeeeew!

I still believe that love is the most powerful force in the world, even though I am yet to experience it fully.

Love is . . . a madness most discreet