Top 26 Quotes & Sayings by Casey Stoner

In 2007, people tried to belittle me a little bit and sort of take the credit away from me and my team and what we achieved.

I've always known there's more to life than just racing for a long time.

I have been interested in V8s for a long time.

I have been going from one racetrack to another for years, since I was 14.

Even in motocross, you're struggling to see people pass each other anymore. There seems to be one line in motocross.

I'm very thoughtful, and when I make a decision I usually stick to it.

The money doesn't interest me. I'm not enjoying MotoGP, and I'm retiring.

People can be great competitors on Sunday and mates on Monday.

Everyone seems quite good at stories and making them up.

People are telling me I might be going back to MotoGP, but a rumour is a rumour.

I've said many times in the past that my career's not going to go on much longer; I'm not going to keep going and riding until I'm in my 30s and things like this.

Once I decided to retire from bikes, there was no thought to go racing again. I wanted to have a full year off and maybe even see the world a bit.

I'm good at separating my personal life from racing. When I'm at track, it's race time; when I'm away from it, other than the fact I'm training to be fit for it, there is nothing at home that makes me even want to think about racing. I just want to enjoy my life, and by the time the next race comes around, I'm ready and excited for it.

I never really look too far ahead, to be honest.

There are a lot of good guys that I race against, and that's what I enjoy the most.

I can only do what I can do.

I'm not always going to keep waiting for a fairytale ending.

I think there is no defending a title. You don't go into a season with a points advantage over anyone. So I don't think it's ever a title defence. I think you've got a different number on your bike, if you choose so, but everyone starts at zero again.

I think I don't really have any expectations; I don't look at the season as a whole - I look at it race by race.

Being married has helped my racing.

Even now with the operation, with the damage done, my ankle probably is never going to be back to 100 per cent.

I have broken my collarbone twice in a year.

Your ambition outweighed your talent

I think I dont really have any expectations; I dont look at the season as a whole - I look at it race by race.

Even in motocross, youre struggling to see people pass each other anymore. There seems to be one line in motocross.

It will be difficult to return to racing this weekend after Marco's terrible accident in Sepang but I think it is the best thing we can do to honour him,” says World Champ Casey Stoner. We know we all play a risky game and, even if compared to the past the safety of our sport is much better, unfortunately these kind of events still occur. We will go out there this weekend and try to put on a good show for all the fans and especially in memory of Marco.