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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
Urbinus
Rossi
Bike
Car
Second
Dangerous
Maybe
Passion

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If I test the car for a year I can be quite competitive the next season.
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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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You look at Moto3, the races are very exciting. Moto2 is fantastic, and then MotoGP is boring.
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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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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'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 have designs I like applied to my helmet, motorcycle, riding suits, gloves,and boots. I have a designer friend of mine put the designs on them for me. I think a livery on the helmet is significant in expressing a rider's personality.
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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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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 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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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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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 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 am able to ride the bike and think clearly about strategy and tyres. I also have positive thinking. I am very constructively critical.
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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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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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