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Valentino Rossi

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Valentino Rossi
Age: 45
Born: 1979
Born: February 16
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You look at Moto3, the races are very exciting. Moto2 is fantastic, and then MotoGP is boring.
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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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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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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'm really happy, and beating Marc [Marquez] at the very last chicane gives me an extra boost.
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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 race to win. If I am on the bike or in a car it will always be the same.
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In 2009, I didn't like that Yamaha signed such a young and competitive teammate [Jorge Lorenzo]. But now everything is different. We are more mature. Everyone knows his role and position. Things are clear.
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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 feel 100% a Yamaha rider in my heart. I had a long career and raced with several factory bikes, but the highlight of my career is undoubtedly with Yamaha.
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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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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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Once the races begin it's more difficult and there is never that much time for testing.
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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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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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The most important thing is to have a good relationship with the bike... you have to understand what she wants. I think of a motorcycle as a woman, and I know that sounds silly, but it's true.
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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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The speed is something dangerous but very exciting.
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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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