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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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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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Giving yourself threads doesn't mean you don't believe in yourself in my opinion.
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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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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 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'm really happy, and beating Marc [Marquez] at the very last chicane gives me an extra boost.
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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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It's a big, big advantage because understanding what changes we might make takes time and it takes time to work out settings and to understand everything about the new machine.
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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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But I could also start F1 or rallying. I love rallying much more.
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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 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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