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To be a great motorbike racer, the most important thing is passion for the bike.

Valentino Rossi

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 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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The great fights with your strongest rivals are always the biggest motivation. When you win easily it’s not the same taste.
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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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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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Riding a race bike is an art – a thing that you do because you feel something inside.
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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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Giving yourself threads doesn’t mean you don’t believe in yourself in my opinion.
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In my opinion we are at the limit now, and 17 races is really too much. With all the testing that we do now, it means we’re always on the bike and it’s quite difficult.
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It is dangerous and unbelievably fast and entirely different from the kind of track I am used to racing on.
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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’m Valentino Rossi. And I want to be a person, not an icon.
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I am able to ride the bike and think clearly about strategy and tyres. I also have positive thinking. I am very constructively critical.
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To be a great motorbike racer, the most important thing is passion for the bike.
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It is dangerous and unbelievably fast and entirely different from the kind of track I am used to racing on.
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I like physical exercise. I actually like sports in general. I really like snowboarding and playing soccer, too.
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