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I race to win. If I am on the bike or in a car it will always be the same.

Valentino Rossi

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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Development Important Time Work
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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Competition Different Mature Myself Position Role Young
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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Action Funny Future Myself Work
It is dangerous and unbelievably fast and entirely different from the kind of track I am used to racing on.
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Believe Dangerous Different Kind Myself Race
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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Best Career Chance Change Myself Possible Race Result Try
I have designs I like applied to my helmet, motorcycle, riding suits, gloves,and boots. I have a designer friend of mine put the designs on them for me. I think a livery on the helmet is significant in expressing a rider’s personality.
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Appearance Design Expression Fashion Friendship Live Personality Ride
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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Fast Focus Myself Ride Strong
I am focused on racing. I enjoy it. It’s a great feeling to be back fighting for the title.
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Enjoyment Feeling Fight Focus Greatness Myself Race
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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Big Change Time Understand
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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Career Doubt Heart Journey Myself Race
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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Calm Dangerous Focus Leaving Life Need Ourselves Peace Risk Sports Stay
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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Improvement Race Time Understand Win Work
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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Myself Positive Ride Strategy Thinking
I would have probably stolen cars – it would have given me the same adrenaline rush as racing.
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Adventure Myself Race Theft
You look at Moto3, the races are very exciting. Moto2 is fantastic, and then MotoGP is boring.
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Adventure Boredom Excitement Yourself
I’m really happy, and beating Marc [Marquez] at the very last chicane gives me an extra boost.
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Defeat Excitement Happiness Myself

I race to win. If I am on the bike or in a car it will always be the same.

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