Strong praised as 'giant of aviation'

smh 11-MAR-13

[said:]: I suppose so - I felt like part of the class out there.

smh 02-MAR-13

[-said]: On about the fourth or fifth lap I locked up big-time going into the last corner - not what everybody saw on TV, that was later - and then started to drop back,

news_com_au 01-MAR-13

[-said]: This entire year I'm just going to be learning non-stop,

smh 27-FEB-13

[-said]: It's a little disappointing really because I'd love to come into this sport as an unknown, nobody really knowing what I've done,

smh 27-FEB-13

[-admits]: We were planning to take a year off and get away from everything, but you know the real world you can't just disappear and expect to come back into racing when you want.

radioaustralia 27-FEB-13

[-said]: The hardest thing I have had to do is change whatever I know about braking and changing through gears,

smh 20-JAN-13

[-said]: It was always my plan during my whole career to drive a V8,

smh 20-JAN-13

[-told]: The problem is not my passion, it’s the passion which is missing on the circuit, the one I found as a kid and which made me commit to the sport all these years,

hurriyetdailynews 10-NOV-12

[said:]: We had hoped to do a little better than we did. The bike has more potential than it showed today.

dailytimesPK 10-NOV-12

[-said]: I've got no thoughts whatsoever at this time of ever even thinking of coming back,

abc 02-NOV-12

[-said]: I'm here to finish this season, not just finish my home Grand Prix,

abc 02-NOV-12

[ said]: It’s been a fantastic buildup. It was very important for me to win a race before I retire and to do it at my home Grand Prix here was just a fairytale,

hurriyetdailynews 29-OCT-12

[-said]: I'm not really a very emotional person, but I think it says enough seeing the people out on the pit straight and the reception we got for winning this race,

thehimalayantimes 28-OCT-12

[-said]: lap, as I was peeling into the turn, the bike decided to flip me,

abs 27-OCT-12

[-said]: lap on a hard tire, and the thing just decided to flick me,

JakartaPost 27-OCT-12

[-said]: Unfortunately the ankle's worse today than when I started on Friday in Japan (his comeback race),

smh 25-OCT-12

[-said]: It's not really enjoying the thrashing we've given it the last two races, and three races back-to-back is going to be a lot of hard work.

smh 25-OCT-12

[-said]: Physically, Japan and Malaysia have always hit me pretty hard so it's not the way to come back after a long break so three races back-to-back is going to be very tough,

smh 18-OCT-12

[-said]: My Honda is more competitive than me at the moment. And yes, the ankle felt worse after three days' ridding,

smh 18-OCT-12

[-said]: This weekend I slightly got my confidence back up,

japantoday 15-OCT-12

[-said]: So, hopefully, in Malaysia, it’s a little bit smoother, a little more flowing,

japantoday 15-OCT-12

[said:]: (The accident) made me a lot more cautious, especially to come back here. I didn’t really want to crash. Anything I do to my foot can send us back a long way.

japantoday 15-OCT-12

[-said]: It’s a physically demanding circuit and I think it’s going to be a quite a lot tougher race in a lot of ways,

japantoday 15-OCT-12

[-told]: I'm not feeling 100 per cent so I wanted to get a reasonable feeling with it before I start pushing,

abs 13-OCT-12

[ said]: It’s going to be great to see all my team and get back on my bike in Motegi this weekend,

japantoday 12-OCT-12

[-said]: It’s a track with strong braking and strong acceleration. You must work very hard for the anti-wheelie, handling with the throttle, braking stability and good drive out of the corners.

japantoday 12-OCT-12

[ explained]: It was always feeling like it was going to be this decision anyway,

cnn 24-AUG-12

[ said]: The plan is to get back to Australia as soon as possible because, after travelling, we have to wait for the inflammation to go down before we can have surgery,

news 23-AUG-12

[ explained]: I'm not feeling too optimistic for Brno after a tough weekend in Indy,

cnn 23-AUG-12

[-said]: The worst thing to do would be to keep going, to keep riding with it,

smh 23-AUG-12

[-said]: It's definitely disappointing,

smh 23-AUG-12

[-said]: I simply had no energy left and it was frustrating to give up the podium position to Andrea but I did everything to at least take some points,

smh 21-AUG-12

[-said]: They ate their words from day one,

smh 15-AUG-12

[-said]: I just feel completely sorry for Ducati that Valentino has gone there and done nothing but complain about the bike for almost two years,

smh 15-AUG-12

[-said]: I'd have to think about it and I haven't thought about it too much. I just want to finish this year and do the best I can,

smh 07-AUG-12

[-said]: Am I going to race V8s next year? No, I'm going to stay home and watch my little girl grow up for a while,

smh 07-AUG-12

[ said]: I've always liked Mugello, we've enjoyed some pretty good results there. Last year didn't go to plan but we know what we did wrong so hopefully this year we can be a little more competitive,

news 15-JUL-12

[ said]: Silverstone's been one of my favourite tracks since I've raced here in the British championship,

news 17-JUN-12

[ said]: Silverstone’s been one of my favourite tracks since I’ve raced here in the British championship,

dailytimesPK 16-JUN-12

[ said]: Silverstone’s been one of my favorite tracks since I’ve raced here in the British championship,

hurriyetdailynews 16-JUN-12

[said:]: I'm disappointed to be honest. The bike was a real handful. I couldn't get around there quick at all.

bbc 16-JUN-12

[ admitted]: We didn't learn very much from today. In the first session we tried to understand the bike in the wet a little better, but it was gradually drying out throughout the session so it was difficult to take any real data,

smh 15-JUN-12

[-told]: We used the qualifying as an extended practice session as we don't always have enough time to do everything during the 45 minute sessions,

dailytimesPK 03-JUN-12

[-said]: I am going to continue to give 100 percent of my capabilities and even more in the remaining races,

dailytimesPK 02-JUN-12

[ explained]: Catalunya is one of my favourite races and it was the first major grand prix circuit I tested on,

dailytimesPK 02-JUN-12

[ said]: We used the qualifying as an extended practice session as we don't always have enough time to do everything during the 45-minute sessions,

cnn 02-JUN-12

[-said]: I tried to catch Jorge and went at a little higher pace than him, but unfortunately I think we took too much damage on the tires,

JakartaPost 21-MAY-12

[ said]: It wasn’t the best day for us,

hurriyetdailynews 21-MAY-12

[-said]: I was pretty happy to hold on for a podium today,

cnn 20-MAY-12

[ said]: It wasn't the best day for us,

france24 20-MAY-12

[-told]: After a long time thinking, a lot of time talking with my family and my wife, this has been coming for a couple of years now,

dailytimesPK 18-MAY-12

[said:]: After a long time thinking, a lot of time talking with my family and my wife, this has been coming for a couple of years now, but at the end of this 2012 season I will not be racing in the 2013 championship.

guardian 17-MAY-12