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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?

Valentino Rossi

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Valentino Rossi
Age: 45
Born: 1979
Born: February 16
Motorcycle Racer
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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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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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Maybe the bike is more dangerous, but the passion for the car for me is second to the bike.
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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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To be a great motorbike racer, the most important thing is passion for the bike.
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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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I race to win. If I am on the bike or in a car it will always be the same.
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Maybe if Graziano make another work or another sport I wouldn't have had this passion to be a rider.
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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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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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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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The tragic incident of Luis Salom reminds us that our sport, our passion, is dangerous. We know it but, in a way, we don't think about it.
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I'm done with F1 unfortunately. I'm too old, the train has passed
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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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I'm Valentino Rossi. And I want to be a person, not an icon.
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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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Giving yourself threads doesn't mean you don't believe in yourself in my opinion.
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But I could also start F1 or rallying. I love rallying much more.
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