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

Riding a race bike is an art - a thing that you do because you feel something inside.

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.

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

The speed is something dangerous but very exciting.

Giving yourself threads doesn't mean you don't believe in yourself in my opinion.

Maybe the bike is more dangerous, but the passion for the car for me is second to the bike.

I feel 100% a Yamaha rider in my heart. I had a long career and raced with several factory bikes, but the highlight of my career is undoubtedly with Yamaha.

I'm Valentino Rossi. And I want to be a person, not an icon.

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

But I could also start F1 or rallying. I love rallying much more.

How can a warrior fight without his weapon?

I should like to see any kind of a man distinguishable from a gorilla that some good and even pretty woman could not shape a husband out of.

In general, Hitler embodied the view of any popular newspaper.

In everything, there is a share of everything

What god would be hanging around Terminal Two of Heathrow Airport trying to catch the 15:37 flight to Oslo?

He turned out the light and went into Jem's room. He would be there all night, and he would be there when Jem waked up in the morning.

It is not much trouble to doctor sick folks, but to doctor healthy ones is troublesome.

I think it is its time for the leaders of Africa to say to President Mugabe that the people of Zimbabwe's deserve a free and fair election.

If you paint from 35mm Kodachrome, you end up with a 4x5 foot Kodachrome!