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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
Fighting
Rivals
Great
Fights
Always
Strongest
Easily
Biggest
Motivation
Taste
Winning

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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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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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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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But I could also start F1 or rallying. I love rallying much more.
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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'm done with F1 unfortunately. I'm too old, the train has passed
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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 race to win. If I am on the bike or in a car it will always be the same.
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Also, when I started racing he knew a lot of people and it was more easy for me to find the first bike, so I have a good chance for sure.
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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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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 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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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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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'm Valentino Rossi. And I want to be a person, not an icon.
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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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Once the races begin it's more difficult and there is never that much time for testing.
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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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Our sport is dangerous. We risk the life out there, so we need to stay calm and focused and leave all the rest out.
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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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