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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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I am focused on racing. I enjoy it. It's a great feeling to be back fighting for the title.
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How do Ferrari know what I'm doing next year when I don't know what I'm doing next week?
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However I am looking forward to the two new Grands Prixs both Shanghai and Laguna Seca are fantastic tracks and it will be good to race at them.
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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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Fortunately during my career I have won more or less everything, so I need to enjoy it to have the right motivation.
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Riding a race bike is an art - a thing that you do because you feel something inside.
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Friendship is very important to me. With some friends, we've known each other since we were kids and it's a very strong relationship. They always tell me what they think even when I am wrong. It's great to share with them the best moments. I also have many friends in the team, and I like to share my passion with them.
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I'm lucky because I don't feel too much pressure - it's only in the last hour before the race, and even then it's good, positive pressure.
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In my opinion we are at the limit now, and 17 races is really too much. With all the testing that we do now, it means we're always on the bike and it's quite difficult.
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I like physical exercise. I actually like sports in general. I really like snowboarding and playing soccer, too.
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I'm very happy because I won a lot. I've won races and lived in a world that just gave me joy, so I remember it very positively.
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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 don't like being famous - it is like a prison. And driving for Ferrari would make it far worse.
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The great fights with your strongest rivals are always the biggest motivation. When you win easily it's not the same taste.
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We have the 2004 M1 here for reference, which is useful. It worked well here last year we won the race and always did fast lap times so it will be interesting to compare it to the new bike and it will help us to understand which parts have improved.
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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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To be a great motorbike racer, the most important thing is passion for the bike.
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My approach to the races hasn't changed in my 20-year career. If I have the chance to attack and to pass, I do it, trying to get the best possible result.
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I never race for records. The motivation to try to beat the record is not enough to continue. You have to enjoy it.
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