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Maybe if Graziano make another work or another sport I wouldn't have had this passion to be a rider.

Valentino Rossi

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Valentino Rossi
Age: 45
Born: 1979
Born: February 16
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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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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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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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To win the Championship in the first year will be hard. We need time to become competitive and win races.
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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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I'm done with F1 unfortunately. I'm too old, the train has passed
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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 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 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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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 have so much respect for my opponents many of them watched the races as little children and were supporting me!
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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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But I could also start F1 or rallying. I love rallying much more.
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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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I race to win. If I am on the bike or in a car it will always be the same.
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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 have always challenged myself and it's also important to learn from the rivals. Every rider has his own style, and you have to count on some elements that cannot be changed. On the contrary, the bike or the tires can change and it's important to adapt yourself. It's up to the rider to understand what he can change and how much he can adapt.
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We kept on racing, doing something that Luis [Salom] loved. Fortunately or unfortunately, life goes on.
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