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Maybe the bike is more dangerous, but the passion for the car for me is second to the bike.

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
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Passion
Bike
Car
Second
Dangerous

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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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I have won on Honda and Yamaha so maybe it is interesting to win with a third team, Ducati, who are Italian.
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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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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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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'm done with F1 unfortunately. I'm too old, the train has passed
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I'm very happy because I won a lot. I've won races and lived in a world that just gave me joy, so I remember it very positively.
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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 don't like being famous - it is like a prison. And driving for Ferrari would make it far worse.
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The work that we do during the winter is very important we have a new bike and it's important to develop it during this time.
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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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