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I don't like being famous - it is like a prison. And driving for Ferrari would make it far worse.

Valentino Rossi

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Valentino Rossi
Age: 45
Born: 1979
Born: February 16
Motorcycle Racer
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Motivation is the key. More than training, more than experience or age, motivation counts. You have to ask yourself: 'Why am I racing?' I race because I like it, because I'm really enjoying it. I like to set up my bike and ride it on track. After 20 years in the GPs I'm still highly motivated. Everything else is a consequence.
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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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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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To win the Championship in the first year will be hard. We need time to become competitive and win races.
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In 2002 the Yamaha was at more or less the same level as the Honda, better in some ways, worse in others. But in the winter of last year between 2002 and 2003, Honda made a big step forward and it seemed as if Yamaha couldn't quite match that improvement.
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We kept on racing, doing something that Luis [Salom] loved. Fortunately or unfortunately, life goes on.
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If I test the car for a year I can be quite competitive the next season.
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I have so much respect for my opponents many of them watched the races as little children and were supporting me!
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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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Maybe the bike is more dangerous, but the passion for the car for me is second to the bike.
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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 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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But I could also start F1 or rallying. I love rallying much more.
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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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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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Once the races begin it's more difficult and there is never that much time for testing.
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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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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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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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It is dangerous and unbelievably fast and entirely different from the kind of track I am used to racing on
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