Something I didn't know about Rossi

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kabob983 · #1 Unread post by **kabob983** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 5:57 pm

Just got back from a showing of that "The Doctor, the Tornado, and the Kentucky Kid" movie, and they said something I certainly never would have guessed about Valentino. He is one of the 10 highest paid atheletes in the world! The boy pulls in $30,000,000/yr! I'd have figured some pro baseball/football/basketball players, maybe some European soccer players, maybe even an F1/NASCAR driver but certainly not a motorcycle racer!

VermilionX · Sat Jul 22, 2006 5:59 pm

not a big rossi fan but that's cool.

Mintbread · #3 Unread post by **Mintbread** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 8:43 pm

VermilionX wrote:not a big rossi fan

Why not?

He is intelligent, polite and most of all he is not 10/10th's up himself.

Oh, and he can ride a bike like no other which he proved by moving to Yamaha and taking them to the top. I bet he could do it with Kawa too.

kabob983 · #4 Unread post by **kabob983** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 12:07 am

I've heard he's cocky but I think that every racer has a bit of self pride to some degree, and they all want to win. I have lots of respect for him as being one of the few people who has truly "mastered" a GP bike.

High_Side · #5 Unread post by **High_Side** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 2:13 am

As a fan of racing for 25 years I have to say that he could be the best that there ever was. Cocky comes with this. You gotta love it in an age of P.C. post race interviews. I also think he (and Jeremy Burgess) could get it done on the Kawasaki. How can you not admire this talent?

VermilionX · Sun Jul 23, 2006 3:09 am

i didn't say i didn't like rossi. i just said im not a big fan. but yeah, i guess the way i said it makes it sound like i didn't like the guy.

and i do acknowledge him as being the best moto racer to date.

kabob983 · #7 Unread post by **kabob983** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 8:13 am

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Kal · #8 Unread post by **Kal** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 11:21 pm

Tossi has endorsed a silly ammount of things in Europe, especially Italy.

It's like he is on every second advert.

I remember Rossi being in the 125 and 250 classes. He isnt as interesting on the track thesedays as the racing I remember but he really is godlike.

kabob983 · #9 Unread post by **kabob983** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 1:04 am

Kal wrote:Tossi has endorsed a silly ammount of things in Europe, especially Italy.

It's like he is on every second advert.

I remember Rossi being in the 125 and 250 classes. He isnt as interesting on the track thesedays as the racing I remember but he really is godlike.

You must be referring to Valentweeno Tossi, which has no relation to Rossi...

I did notice that everything he wears is Italian. Dainese, AGV, etc. Guess he's just a patriot!

TechTMW · #10 Unread post by **TechTMW** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 2:12 am

I especially like his Nastro Azzurro Beer commercials

P.S. I have yet to meet an Italian that ISN'T cocky to some degree. Comes w/ the genes I think.