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I'm really happy, and beating Marc [Marquez] at the very last chicane gives me an extra boost.

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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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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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 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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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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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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Riding a race bike is an art - a thing that you do because you feel something inside.
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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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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 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 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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Once the races begin it's more difficult and there is never that much time for testing.
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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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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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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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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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It is dangerous and unbelievably fast and entirely different from the kind of track I am used to racing on
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