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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.

Valentino Rossi

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Valentino Rossi
Age: 45
Born: 1979
Born: February 16
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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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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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It is dangerous and unbelievably fast and entirely different from the kind of track I am used to racing on
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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 race to win. If I am on the bike or in a car it will always be the same.
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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 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 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'm done with F1 unfortunately. I'm too old, the train has passed
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Barcelona is a special track. I have always loved the layout of the circuit, but also the atmosphere and the fans are special. It has always been good fun.
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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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To win the Championship in the first year will be hard. We need time to become competitive and win races.
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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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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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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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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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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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