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.
VALENTINO ROSSII am focused on racing. I enjoy it. It’s a great feeling to be back fighting for the title.
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The speed is something dangerous but very exciting.
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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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I don’t like being famous – it is like a prison. And driving for Ferrari would make it far worse.
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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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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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Maybe if Graziano make another work or another sport I wouldn’t have had this passion to be a rider.
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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 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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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 focused on racing. I enjoy it. It’s a great feeling to be back fighting for the title.
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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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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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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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You look at Moto3, the races are very exciting. Moto2 is fantastic, and then MotoGP is boring.
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