Review: Valentino Rossi -- what if i never tried it

**natedogg624** · 12-30-2008, 11:44 PM

well i got this book as a christmas present and flew threw all 277 pages in about 3 days, and im not much of a reader. the book is overall actually pretty funny and a good read so long as your not a grammar nazi.

i liked the fact that he gives some insider information about motoGP and what its like to be the lead rider on a top tier team. he also talks a lot about his time leading up to GP and his battles with Biaggi, Capirossi, the Aprilia team, and the ever so serious Honda HRC team. He explains his little pranks and/or after race ceremonies and much much more!

the stuff i didn't like: the first three chapters seemed to talk about the same thing just in slightly different variations. also there are some obvious grammar issues throughout the book and some flowing/organizational issues but it is a translated book, so that could have something to do with it.

also just an interesting note, throughout the book he refers to his mom as obviously "mom," but says his dad by his first name, very few times did he mention Graziano as his dad.

overall i'd say 4/5 stars in terms of good books i've read. if your in anyway interested in Rossi or even MotoGP in general this is a good book to read.

available in hard back and paperback.

Amazon.com: What If I Had Never Tried It: Valentino Rossi: Books

**CephasGT** · 01-01-2009, 06:17 PM

I got that last year about this time and flew through it as well. It was good, but had the editing and formatting issues that you mentioned. The plus side of the marginal translation was that you could practically hear Rossi saying each word.

**TRAVR6** · 01-01-2009, 07:42 PM

Sucks that it does not come in audiobook format.

I will never read it.

I absolutely do not have the patience to read a book no matter how hard I try.

**Ichabod** · 01-01-2009, 09:05 PM

i got that book last year as well and finished it over the summer. I do agree it is a good book and does give quite a few insights to motogp and his riding career all the way back to his childhood. I do think it does bounce back quite a bit to go over things that are mentioned quite a few times over in the book too. but overall, a good read if you are a Rossi fan!

**Scott_R6** · 01-03-2009, 02:45 PM

well lmao, just a quick look at any interview Vale has done and you pick up bad grammar

**PanchoR1** · 01-05-2009, 08:00 PM

I agree with everything posted. And I too imagined Rossi's voice while reading it

**argh6** · 01-05-2009, 10:20 PM

Thanks for reminding me, I want this book!

**Nemesis** · 02-05-2009, 01:32 PM

I thought the book sucked. Sounded like a child wrote the book. Also, he placed way too much emphasis on himself.

But I still think he's a great rider!

**RJG79** · 02-05-2009, 07:50 PM

Originally Posted by Nemesis

I thought the book sucked. Sounded like a child wrote the book. Also, he placed way too much emphasis on himself.

But I still think he's a great rider!

UMMM, the book was about him