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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.

Valentino Rossi

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Valentino Rossi
Age: 45
Born: 1979
Born: February 16
Motorcycle Racer
Motorcycle Rider
Race Car Driver
Racing Automobile Driver
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Rossi
Taste
Winning
Rivals
Fighting
Fights
Great
Strongest
Always
Easily
Biggest
Motivation

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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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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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The speed is something dangerous but very exciting.
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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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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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It is dangerous and unbelievably fast and entirely different from the kind of track I am used to racing on
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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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To win the Championship in the first year will be hard. We need time to become competitive and win races.
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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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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 have so much respect for my opponents many of them watched the races as little children and were supporting me!
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Riding a race bike is an art - a thing that you do because you feel something inside.
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I am focused on racing. I enjoy it. It's a great feeling to be back fighting for the title.
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I don't like being famous - it is like a prison. And driving for Ferrari would make it far worse.
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Giving yourself threads doesn't mean you don't believe in yourself in my opinion.
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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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I would have probably stolen cars - it would have given me the same adrenaline rush as racing.
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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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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'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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