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Valentino Rossi for Sportweek thru the years

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"If I have to choose just one opponent with whom I had fun, I'd say Lorenzo. During the first part of my career I enjoyed fighting with Biaggi. I didn't always beat him in the race, but in the championship I always finished ahead of him. With Lorenzo it was different. He beat me, I beat him. I left Yamaha because of him, I came back and he was still there. We liked each other, we fought with each other, we made up... We have been a couple of very passionate lovers"

(for L'Equipe, 2022)

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-> Sunday night in Rio: this is what you get for winning the 250cc world title - your mates chuck you in the swimming pool. Vale shouldn’t look too unhappy - earlier in the evening he'd had a secret meeting with HRC and told them he was ready to sign.

Valentino Rossi: All His Races - Mat Oxley

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not gonna lie he looks like pellegrini’s sidekick or something… i’ve never seen vale this awkward and unsure of himself😭

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the girlss

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omggggg hello I found new old vale&sete photos

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So is this another singing vale video? yes! BUT you also get the interview before that lol (from the same reality show as last time!) ... they make fun of vale, max and the 2001 championship fight

oh and this is from january 2002 so Vale has just won his 500cc championship

Translation :)))) I: So Vale, this was a very close title fight championship, hard-fought till the end, wasn't it? V: Yes, it was I: How many races did you win this year? V: Eleven I: Eleven out of ... how many races? V: Eleven out of sixteen races I: (sarcastic) very close title fight...

I: There's never any foul play between riders, right? V: In theory, no, there isn't I: So it's a fair and correct championship, right? V: Yes, yes, it's a fair championship voice-over: Suzuka, 8th of April, Biaggi pushes Rossi wide with his elbow, at 300km/h

I: You're a bit hot-blooded during races, right? We know you V: No, no, I've always been very calm voice-over: "fuck you" and middle finger from Rossi at 150 km/h

I: So you've never lost control... V: No, never ... that's one of my best qualities ... I'm always so calm voice-over: they waited till Barcelona for a proper fist fight

I: At the end of the day, you and Biaggi don't hate each other, right? V: No ... - they all sing "this is just bullshit!"

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“And then there’s Uccio. I’ve always had Uccio with me. Always, from the very beginning. Well, maybe not the first two years, because he had other things to do. But from ’98 on, he became my assistant, and we sort of invented a job together, me and Uccio. Because now, when you see someone like Miller’s assistant, people say, ‘Ah, he’s Miller’s Uccio.’ You get it? That’s where it started. The idea was, look, I’m always travelling, always on the road, and I wanted a friend from Tavullia with me. Someone who could give me a hand, someone who made me feel a bit more at home. That’s how it all started. And now? Everyone’s got one. It was great. Really great. We had so much fun, imagine two kids, 20, 22 years old, just going around the world on our own. It was wild. So yeah, going on the road with Uccio? That was one of the best ideas ever. Now he’s the team manager, the boss of our MotoGP team. So he goes to the races to MotoGP. He doesn’t come with me anymore, because now I race cars. We’ve split up a bit. And yeah… I miss him, I really miss him. He’s just so much fun to be around.”

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I did the skydiving one time, maybe 15 years ago with Gibernau in Barcelona. I think that he tried to kill me [laughs] but I was lucky…….

[big thanks to @kwisatzworld for the link! i don't have videopass so i have not seen the majority of 2017 pressers]

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Valentino overtaking Sete during the race at Assen 2004

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his joie de vivre is enchanting...

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vale celebrating while casey complains about the 'dodgy pass manoeuvres' at the start (not from vale lol, he was ahead), says "yeah I mean nobody has to do it 🤓🤓", and implies the spanish riders were overly exuberant at their home race (vale is still celebrating)

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mclaren Lando 🤝 @ValeYellow46 Two racing icons in Imola 🧡

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Visiting his youngest son

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cheeky!