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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.

Valentino Rossi

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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Career Enjoyment Motivational Myself Need Win
I am still here because I like to prove myself. I still like to ride the bike on track and enjoy the races. I still have good reasons to be in racing after so many years.
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Enjoyment Goodness Myself Race Reason
We kept on racing, doing something that Luis [Salom] loved. Fortunately or unfortunately, life goes on.
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Life Love Race
Maybe if Graziano make another work or another sport I wouldn’t have had this passion to be a rider.
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Myself Passion Ride Sports Work
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
I am focused on racing. I enjoy it. It’s a great feeling to be back fighting for the title.
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Enjoyment Feeling Fight Focus Greatness Myself Race
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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Feeling Goodness Luck Myself Positive Pressure Race
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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Happiness Joy Live Memories Myself Positive Race Remember Win World
I’m Valentino Rossi. And I want to be a person, not an icon.
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Identity Myself Person
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
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
You look at Moto3, the races are very exciting. Moto2 is fantastic, and then MotoGP is boring.
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Adventure Boredom Excitement Yourself
It is dangerous and unbelievably fast and entirely different from the kind of track I am used to racing on.
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Believe Dangerous Different Kind Myself Race
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
The speed is something dangerous but very exciting.
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Dangerous Excitement Speed
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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Calm Dangerous Focus Leaving Life Need Ourselves Peace Risk Sports Stay

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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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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