Valentino Rossi : (3) " Maybe if Graziano make another work or another sport I wouldn’t have had this passion to be a rider. " - Valentino Rossi " 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. " - Valentino Rossi " 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. " - Valentino Rossi