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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!

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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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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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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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 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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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 don’t like being famous – it is like a prison. And driving for Ferrari would make it far worse.
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Riding a race bike is an art – a thing that you do because you feel something inside.
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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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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.
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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 have so much respect for my opponents; many of them watched the races as little children and were supporting me!
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Our sport is dangerous. We risk the life out there, so we need to stay calm and focused and leave all the rest out.
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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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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 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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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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