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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.

Valentino Rossi

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Valentino Rossi
Age: 45
Born: 1979
Born: February 16
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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 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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We kept on racing, doing something that Luis [Salom] loved. Fortunately or unfortunately, life goes on.
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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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The great fights with your strongest rivals are always the biggest motivation. When you win easily it's not the same taste.
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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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Maybe the bike is more dangerous, but the passion for the car for me is second to the bike.
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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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To win the Championship in the first year will be hard. We need time to become competitive and win races.
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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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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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I'm very happy because I won a lot. I've won races and lived in a world that just gave me joy, so I remember it very positively.
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Giving yourself threads doesn't mean you don't believe in yourself in my opinion.
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To be a great motorbike racer, the most important thing is passion for the bike.
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