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.

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

The speed is something dangerous but very exciting.

We kept on racing, doing something that Luis [Salom] loved. Fortunately or unfortunately, life goes on.

The tragic incident of Luis Salom reminds us that our sport, our passion, is dangerous. We know it but, in a way, we don't think about it.

Maybe if Graziano make another work or another sport I wouldn't have had this passion to be a rider.

I like physical exercise. I actually like sports in general. I really like snowboarding and playing soccer, too.