I Race To Win. If I Am

My Approach To The Races Hasn't Changed In My 20-year Career. If I Have The Chance To Attack And To Pass, I Do It, Trying To Get The Best Possible Result.

I Think The Secret Is To Understand That You Still Want To Be Part Of The Game. To Do So, You Have To Forget All The Victories You've Managed To Get In The Previous Years And Have A Great Humility. You Also Need To Realise That, If You Want To Go On, You Have To Work Hard. If You Dwell Too Much On Your Past Successes And Say "well, I Have Won Nine World Titles And More Than 100 Races", You'd Rather Stay Home.

I Have Won On Honda And Yamaha So Maybe It Is Interesting To Win With A Third Team, Ducati, Who Are Italian.

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.

Friendship Is Very Important To Me. With Some Friends, We've Known Each Other Since We Were Kids And It's A Very Strong Relationship. They Always Tell Me What They Think Even When I Am Wrong. It's Great To Share With Them The Best Moments. I Also Have Many Friends In The Team, And I Like To Share My Passion With Them.