Motivation is the key. More than training, more than experience or age, motivation counts. You have to ask yourself: 'Why am I racing?' I race because I like it, because I'm really enjoying it. I like to set up my bike and ride it on track. After 20 years in the GPs I'm still highly motivated. Everything else is a consequence.
Valentino RossiYou look at Moto3, the races are very exciting. Moto2 is fantastic, and then MotoGP is boring.
Valentino RossiI 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
Valentino RossiI'm really happy, and beating Marc [Marquez] at the very last chicane gives me an extra boost.
Valentino Rossi