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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.

Valentino Rossi

The great fights with your strongest rivals are always the biggest motivation. When you win easily it’s not the same taste.
VALENTINO ROSSI

Competition Easy Fight Greatness Rival Strong Taste 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.
VALENTINO ROSSI

Improvement Race Time Understand Win Work
I race to win. If I am on the bike or in a car it will always be the same.
VALENTINO ROSSI

Myself Race Win
The speed is something dangerous but very exciting.
VALENTINO ROSSI

Dangerous Excitement Speed
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.
VALENTINO ROSSI

Competition Different Mature Myself Position Role Young
It is dangerous and unbelievably fast and entirely different from the kind of track I am used to racing on.
VALENTINO ROSSI

Believe Dangerous Different Kind Myself Race
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.
VALENTINO ROSSI

Dangerous Passion Sports Thinking Tragedy
I have so much respect for my opponents; many of them watched the races as little children and were supporting me!
VALENTINO ROSSI

Children Myself Race Respect Rival See Support
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.
VALENTINO ROSSI

Big Change Time Understand
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.
VALENTINO ROSSI

Chance Easy Goodness Myself People Race Start
I’m Valentino Rossi. And I want to be a person, not an icon.
VALENTINO ROSSI

Identity Myself Person
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.
VALENTINO ROSSI

Best Career Chance Change Myself Possible Race Result Try
To win the Championship in the first year will be hard. We need time to become competitive and win races.
VALENTINO ROSSI

Competition Hard Need Race Time Win
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.
VALENTINO ROSSI

Development Important Time Work
I don’t like being famous – it is like a prison. And driving for Ferrari would make it far worse.
VALENTINO ROSSI

Drive Fame Myself Prison Worst
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.
VALENTINO ROSSI

Father Lucky Myself Passion Young

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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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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