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To be a great motorbike racer, the most important thing is passion for the bike.

Valentino Rossi

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Valentino Rossi
Age: 45
Born: 1979
Born: February 16
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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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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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I am completely focused on being strong, riding fast, and enjoying myself. With the new generation of riders, only the chronometer counts. I need to be faster than them on track.
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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 am focused on racing. I enjoy it. It's a great feeling to be back fighting for the title.
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If I test the car for a year I can be quite competitive the next season.
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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 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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Barcelona is a special track. I have always loved the layout of the circuit, but also the atmosphere and the fans are special. It has always been good fun.
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How do Ferrari know what I'm doing next year when I don't know what I'm doing next week?
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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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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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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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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 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 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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It is dangerous and unbelievably fast and entirely different from the kind of track I am used to racing on
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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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I'm Valentino Rossi. And I want to be a person, not an icon.
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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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