“All I could do at school was paint and draw and that was the only time I ever passed any exam. It was the only thing I ever got right at school.”

American former professional motocross racer and television sports commentator

David Bailey is an American former professional motocross racer and television sports commentator. He was one of the leading U.S. motocross and supercross competitors in the 1980s. In an eight-year professional career, he won 30 AMA national races and three motocross national championships. His riding career ended after a practice crash left him paralyzed shortly before the start of the 1987 season, and he later moved into broadcasting as an expert motocross commentator.