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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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Valentino Rossi
Age: 45
Born: 1979
Born: February 16
Motorcycle Racer
Motorcycle Rider
Race Car Driver
Racing Automobile Driver
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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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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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I don't like being famous - it is like a prison. And driving for Ferrari would make it far worse.
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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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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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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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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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Maybe if Graziano make another work or another sport I wouldn't have had this passion to be a rider.
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Once the races begin it's more difficult and there is never that much time for testing.
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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'm Valentino Rossi. And I want to be a person, not an icon.
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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 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 have always challenged myself and it's also important to learn from the rivals. Every rider has his own style, and you have to count on some elements that cannot be changed. On the contrary, the bike or the tires can change and it's important to adapt yourself. It's up to the rider to understand what he can change and how much he can adapt.
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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.
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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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If I test the car for a year I can be quite competitive the next season.
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Maybe the bike is more dangerous, but the passion for the car for me is second to the bike.
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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'm really happy, and beating Marc [Marquez] at the very last chicane gives me an extra boost.
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