It is dangerous and unbelievably fast and entirely different from the kind of track I am used to racing on

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.

Most of us are imprisoned by something. We're living in darkness until something flips on the switch.

There are occasions when it pays better to fight and be beaten than not to fight at all.

Face it―nobody cares.But so what? Their apathy doesn't diminish your worth. Learn from it. Make it your job to care for those around you so that they don't feel like nobody cares.

Excitement in education and student productivity, the ability to get a result that you want from students, go together and cannot be separated.

[S]cience has itself become a kind of religion.

Prefer punishment to disgraceful gain; for the one is painful but once, but the other for one's whole life.

If the history of science shows us anything, it is that we get nowhere by labeling our ignorance “God”.

Business people have a a good view of what's happening internally in countries, and they can be a positive force.

Money is never more important than your body and mind, but you must work and support yourself. Never depend on others for your livelihood.

One of the most memorable things I hear is when someone tells me that my books got a reluctant reader to read.