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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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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
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
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
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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Achievement Better Big Improvement Quite Way Winter Worst
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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Change Different Dreams Myself Team Win
The speed is something dangerous but very exciting.
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Dangerous Excitement Speed
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 race to win. If I am on the bike or in a car it will always be the same.
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Myself Race Win
To be a great motorbike racer, the most important thing is passion for the bike.
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Greatness Important Passion Race
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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Father Lucky Myself Passion Young
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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Defeat Enjoyment Enough Motivational Race Record Try Yourself
Riding a race bike is an art – a thing that you do because you feel something inside.
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Art Feeling Race Ride Yourself
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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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
Giving yourself threads doesn’t mean you don’t believe in yourself in my opinion.
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Believe Myself Opinion Yourself
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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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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