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I'm Valentino Rossi. And I Want To Be A Person, Not An Icon.

I Have So Much Respect For My Opponents; Many Of Them Watched The Races As Little Children And Were Supporting Me!

Luck Is One Thing. It Has Always Been There, It Has Always Been A Part Of My Success. It's A Part Of Everyone's Success. Without It, You Can't Be Successful. But Luck Is Something You Have To Stimulate, Something You Have To Nurture Through The Choices You Make...that's Why Things Have Always Worked Out For Me. Things Work Out Not Just Because I'm Lucky, But Because I Plan Ahead. I Figure Out What I Want And I Go For It. I've Always Spent A Lot Of Time Trying To Surround Myself With The Right People, The Kinds Of Teammates Who Could Lead Me To My Goals.

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

Nowadays, We Have To Deal With So Many More Factors That Weren't There In The Past. It's Not Enough To Be A Good Rider, If You Want To Finish At The Front. The Riders Have Become Incredible Athletes. In The Past, You Could Manage The Race And Fight Only On The Last Laps. Now You Need To Train Hard. You Cannot Allow Yourself To Go On Track Without Being At 100 Percent.