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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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Valentino Rossi
Age: 45
Born: 1979
Born: February 16
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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 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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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 would have probably stolen cars - it would have given me the same adrenaline rush as racing.
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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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