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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 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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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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If I test the car for a year I can be quite competitive the next season.
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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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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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Maybe if Graziano make another work or another sport I wouldn’t have had this passion to be a rider.
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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’m done with F1 unfortunately. I’m too old, the train has passed.
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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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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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I’m Valentino Rossi. And I want to be a person, not an icon.
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I have designs I like applied to my helmet, motorcycle, riding suits, gloves,and boots. I have a designer friend of mine put the designs on them for me. I think a livery on the helmet is significant in expressing a rider’s personality.
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Maybe the bike is more dangerous, but the passion for the car for me is second to the bike.
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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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I am focused on racing. I enjoy it. It’s a great feeling to be back fighting for the title.
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I’m really happy, and beating Marc [Marquez] at the very last chicane gives me an extra boost.
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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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You try to do a technical feature: in front of me I had a strong rider who brakes hard and it’s difficult to pass.
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To be a great motorbike racer, the most important thing is passion for the bike.
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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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The speed is something dangerous but very exciting.
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The speed is something dangerous but very exciting.
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Dangerous Excitement Speed
It is dangerous and unbelievably fast and entirely different from the kind of track I am used to racing on.
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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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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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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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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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