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I'm Valentino Rossi. And I want to be a person, not an icon.
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Valentino Rossi
Age: 45
Born: 1979
Born: February 16
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Maybe the bike is more dangerous, but the passion for the car for me is second to the bike.
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It's a big, big advantage because understanding what changes we might make takes time and it takes time to work out settings and to understand everything about the new machine.
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The work that we do during the winter is very important we have a new bike and it's important to develop it during this time.
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Also, when I started racing he knew a lot of people and it was more easy for me to find the first bike, so I have a good chance for sure.
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To win the Championship in the first year will be hard. We need time to become competitive and win races.
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I am focused on racing. I enjoy it. It's a great feeling to be back fighting for the title.
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We kept on racing, doing something that Luis [Salom] loved. Fortunately or unfortunately, life goes on.
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I am completely focused on being strong, riding fast, and enjoying myself. With the new generation of riders, only the chronometer counts. I need to be faster than them on track.
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Barcelona is a special track. I have always loved the layout of the circuit, but also the atmosphere and the fans are special. It has always been good fun.
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I am still here because I like to prove myself. I still like to ride the bike on track and enjoy the races. I still have good reasons to be in racing after so many years.
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Our sport is dangerous. We risk the life out there, so we need to stay calm and focused and leave all the rest out.
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I have won on Honda and Yamaha so maybe it is interesting to win with a third team, Ducati, who are Italian.
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In 2009, I didn't like that Yamaha signed such a young and competitive teammate [Jorge Lorenzo]. But now everything is different. We are more mature. Everyone knows his role and position. Things are clear.
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I'm done with F1 unfortunately. I'm too old, the train has passed
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But I could also start F1 or rallying. I love rallying much more.
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I try to have a different relationship with the bike. I don't give it a name, but I always speak with it. I don't know if the other riders do the same. This is not only a piece of metal - there is a soul. The bike talks back too. But not with a voice, with the components
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It is dangerous and unbelievably fast and entirely different from the kind of track I am used to racing on
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I have designs I like applied to my helmet, motorcycle, riding suits, gloves,and boots. I have a designer friend of mine put the designs on them for me. I think a livery on the helmet is significant in expressing a rider's personality.
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I am able to ride the bike and think clearly about strategy and tyres. I also have positive thinking. I am very constructively critical.
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I was lucky. My father raced bikes. He gave me the passion very early. I had my first bike when I was three or four years old.
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