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If I test the car for a year I can be quite competitive the next season.

Valentino Rossi

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Valentino Rossi
Age: 45
Born: 1979
Born: February 16
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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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To be a great motorbike racer, the most important thing is passion for the bike.
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But I could also start F1 or rallying. I love rallying much more.
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I'm done with F1 unfortunately. I'm too old, the train has passed
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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 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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Giving yourself threads doesn't mean you don't believe in yourself in my opinion.
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You try to do a technical feature: in front of me I had a strong rider who brakes hard and it's difficult to pass.
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I'm really happy, and beating Marc [Marquez] at the very last chicane gives me an extra boost.
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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 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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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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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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I would have probably stolen cars - it would have given me the same adrenaline rush as racing.
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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 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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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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It is dangerous and unbelievably fast and entirely different from the kind of track I am used to racing on
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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 race to win. If I am on the bike or in a car it will always be the same.
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