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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.

Valentino Rossi

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Valentino Rossi
Age: 45
Born: 1979
Born: February 16
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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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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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You look at Moto3, the races are very exciting. Moto2 is fantastic, and then MotoGP is boring.
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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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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 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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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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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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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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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 don't like being famous - it is like a prison. And driving for Ferrari would make it far worse.
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