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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.

Valentino Rossi

I race to win. If I am on the bike or in a car it will always be the same.
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Myself Race Win
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
If I test the car for a year I can be quite competitive the next season.
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Competition Myself Quite Season
I don’t like being famous – it is like a prison. And driving for Ferrari would make it far worse.
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Drive Fame Myself Prison Worst
To win the Championship in the first year will be hard. We need time to become competitive and win races.
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Competition Hard Need Race Time Win
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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Appearance Design Expression Fashion Friendship Live Personality Ride
But I could also start F1 or rallying. I love rallying much more.
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Love Myself Option Start
I’m really happy, and beating Marc [Marquez] at the very last chicane gives me an extra boost.
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Defeat Excitement Happiness Myself
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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Action Funny Future Myself Work
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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Chance Easy Goodness Myself People Race Start
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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Different Myself Pieces Relationship Soul Talk Try
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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Difficult Hard Myself Ride Strong Try
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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Competition Different Mature Myself Position Role Young
To be a great motorbike racer, the most important thing is passion for the bike.
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Greatness Important Passion Race
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
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

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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