We kept on racing, doing something that Luis [Salom] loved. Fortunately or unfortunately, life goes on.
Valentino RossiI 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.
Valentino RossiYou need to realise that, if you want to go on, you have to work hard. If you dwell too much on your past successes and say "well, I have won nine world titles and more than 100 races", you'd rather stay home. The sport, your rivals, the tyres, your motorcycle, everything changes so instead you need to work more to be stronger. If you don't, you're finished.
Valentino Rossi