Valentino Garavani quotes - page 2

Once the races begin it's more difficult and there is never that much time for testing. (Valentino Garavani)
To win the Championship in the first year will be hard. We need time to become competitive and win races. View quote
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I have won on Honda and Yamaha so maybe it is interesting to win with a third team, Ducati, who are Italian. View quote
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I have a lot of energy after 2 A.M. I like to sleep in the morning. I have some problems at the start of the day. View quote
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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. View quote
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In my opinion we are at the limit now, and 17 races is really too much. With all the testing that we do now, it means we're always on the bike and it's quite difficult. View quote
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How do Ferrari know what I'm doing next year when I don't know what I'm doing next week? View quote
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We have the 2004 M1 here for reference, which is useful. It worked well here last year; we won the race and always did fast lap times so it will be interesting to compare it to the new bike and it will help us to understand which parts have improved. View quote
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But I could also start F1 or rallying. I love rallying much more. View quote
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If I test the car for a year I can be quite competitive the next season. View quote
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You look at Moto3, the races are very exciting. Moto2 is fantastic, and then MotoGP is boring. (Valentino Garavani)
The work that we do during the winter is very important; we have a new bike and it's important to develop it during this time, and we start with this test. View quote
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I don't like being famous - it is like a prison. And driving for Ferrari would make it far worse. View quote
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I am able to ride the bike and think clearly about strategy and tyres. I also have positive thinking. I am very constructively critical. View quote
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Fortunately during my career I have won more or less everything, so I need to enjoy it to have the right motivation. View quote
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I didn't like the '80s at all; it was a vulgar moment of fashion. View quote
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I always enjoyed myself a lot in pre-school. View quote
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It's a big, big advantage because understanding what changes we might make takes time and it takes time to work out settings and to understand everything about the new machine. View quote
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Maybe if Graziano make another work or another sport I wouldn't have had this passion to be a rider. View quote
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I 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. View quote
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In 2002 the Yamaha was at more or less the same level as the Honda, better in some ways, worse in others. But in the winter of last year between 2002 and 2003, Honda made a big step forward and it seemed as if Yamaha couldn't quite match that improvement. (Valentino Garavani)

Valentino Garavani

Valentino Garavani - Image
Photo: RaúlBlancoRueda, CC BY-SA 4.0
Occupation: Italian Athlete
Born: February 16, 1979
Quotes count: 46

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