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Valentino Rossi
Age: 45
Born: 1979
Born: February 16
Motorcycle Racer
Motorcycle Rider
Race Car Driver
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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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Maybe if Graziano make another work or another sport I wouldn't have had this passion to be a rider.
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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 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 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 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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I race to win. If I am on the bike or in a car it will always be the same.
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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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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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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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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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We have the 2004 M1 here for reference, which is useful. It worked well here last year we won the race and always did fast lap times so it will be interesting to compare it to the new bike and it will help us to understand which parts have improved.
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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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If I test the car for a year I can be quite competitive the next season.
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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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But I could also start F1 or rallying. I love rallying much more.
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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 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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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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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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