I would have probably stolen cars – it would have given me the same adrenaline rush as racing.
VALENTINO ROSSIIt is dangerous and unbelievably fast and entirely different from the kind of track I am used to racing on.
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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 don’t like being famous – it is like a prison. And driving for Ferrari would make it far worse.
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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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The speed is something dangerous but very exciting.
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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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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’m Valentino Rossi. And I want to be a person, not an icon.
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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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We kept on racing, doing something that Luis [Salom] loved. Fortunately or unfortunately, life goes on.
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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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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 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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I am focused on racing. I enjoy it. It’s a great feeling to be back fighting for the title.
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In my opinion we are at the limit now, and 17 races is really too much. With all the testing that we do now, it means we’re always on the bike and it’s quite difficult.
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