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.

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.

Moose are the squirrels of Alaska.

While you are busy pleasing the crowd, who is attending to the positive demands of your inner-self?

They are never alone that are accompanied with noble thoughts.

What if she never remembers?" "Then you better make her fall in love with you, again." "How did I do it the first time?" "You let her in.

Better one safe way than a hundred on which you cannot reckon.

I always loved the verve and vivacity of pulp and I kind of merged it with my own interest in family stories.

I have always had a mystical attitude toward inspiration. Thats my nature.

There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all of time, this expression is unique.

There is no place for government to prohibit consumers from buying products the effect of which will be to harm themselves.

Discipline is built by consistently performing small acts of courage.