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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.

Valentino Rossi

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
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 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
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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Goodness Important Myself Relationship Sound Thinking True Understand Woman
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
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
The speed is something dangerous but very exciting.
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Dangerous Excitement Speed
To be a great motorbike racer, the most important thing is passion for the bike.
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Greatness Important Passion Race
Maybe the bike is more dangerous, but the passion for the car for me is second to the bike.
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Bike Dangerous Myself Passion
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 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
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 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’m Valentino Rossi. And I want to be a person, not an icon.
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Identity Myself Person
We kept on racing, doing something that Luis [Salom] loved. Fortunately or unfortunately, life goes on.
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Life Love 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

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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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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