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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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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 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'm really happy, and beating Marc [Marquez] at the very last chicane gives me an extra boost.
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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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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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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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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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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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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 am focused on racing. I enjoy it. It's a great feeling to be back fighting for the title.
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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 Valentino Rossi. And I want to be a person, not an icon.
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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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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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Giving yourself threads doesn't mean you don't believe in yourself in my opinion.
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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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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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You look at Moto3, the races are very exciting. Moto2 is fantastic, and then MotoGP is boring.
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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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