“To be a great motorbike racer, the most important thing is passion for...” — Valentino Rossi Quote

“To be a great motorbike racer, the most important thing is passion for the bike.”

“I have won on Honda and Yamaha so maybe it is interesting to win with a third team, Ducati, who are Italian.”

“Also, when I started racing he knew a lot of people and it was more easy for me to find the first bike, so I have a good chance for sure.”

“I'll never forget the moment in 1985 when I was riding my motorbike down the King's Road and I first saw the words David Linley on the sign on my first shop. I nearly came off my bike. It was so incredibly public; I suddenly realised there was to be no stepping away from my work because my name was all over it.”

“My dad gave me my first bike at 16. I soon fell off and was in a wheelchair for weeks. I haven't fallen since.”

“I was riding my mountain bike in Colorado, and I met a dog who reminded me so much of my very first dog in the way she interacted with me, looked at me, and wagged her tail that I rode away convinced I'd just very possibly met the reincarnated version of my long lost friend.”