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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Barcelona is a special track. I have always loved the layout of the circuit, but also the atmosphere and the fans are special. It has always been good fun.
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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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We kept on racing, doing something that Luis [Salom] loved. Fortunately or unfortunately, life goes on.
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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’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 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 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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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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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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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 like physical exercise. I actually like sports in general. I really like snowboarding and playing soccer, too.
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To win the Championship in the first year will be hard. We need time to become competitive and win races.
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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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Maybe if Graziano make another work or another sport I wouldn’t have had this passion to be a rider.
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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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