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I’m Valentino Rossi. And I want to be a person, not an icon.

Valentino Rossi

Riding a race bike is an art – a thing that you do because you feel something inside.
VALENTINO ROSSI

Art Feeling Race Ride Yourself
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’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
Once the races begin it’s more difficult and there is never that much time for testing.
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Beginning Difficult Race Time
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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Dangerous Passion Sports Thinking Tragedy
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 have so much respect for my opponents; many of them watched the races as little children and were supporting me!
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Children Myself Race Respect Rival See Support
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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Career Enjoyment Motivational Myself Need Win
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’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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Feeling Goodness Luck Myself Positive Pressure Race
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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Different Myself Pieces Relationship Soul Talk Try
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’m done with F1 unfortunately. I’m too old, the train has passed.
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Myself Old Time Train
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
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

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