Valentino Rossi gets his first opportunity to wrap up the 2008 MotoGP World Championship this weekend in Yamaha’s home race at Motegi. Winner of 7 grand prix, this star is making news all around with his superb talent.

Valentino Rossi’s dominance of motorbike racing, along with his philosophy that generating excitement is more important than winning, has given his sport mainstream appeal and made him a superstar worshipped by legions of adoring fans. As Rossi attempts to win an eighth world championship, Rory Ross catches up with him in Spain With seven world titles and 89 motorcycle grand prix wins to his name, Valentino Rossi, the Italian ace, is a superstar sportsman of our time.

What qualities, we wondered, did Rossi think he has that make him stand out? ‘Good concentration,’ he said. ‘I am able to ride the bike and think clearly about strategy and tyres. I also have positive thinking. I am very constructively critical. I am very precise and very, very organized…’ A smile flashed across his face. ‘Well, more organized at race weekends than in my normal life. My normal life is like being on holiday. But at races, I need 100 per cent concentration. If I lose concentration, a lot of the time I crash.’

What Valentino likes more than anything else is a great race, which is not necessarily the same thing as winning. If he has a great battle and finishes second, he is still happy.

Other Related ArticlesF1 to reach India by 2011ROSSI DESIGNER HELMETBrowns Wants Honda Not to Get Distracted from 2009Hamilton Deprived of Win Bookmark It

 Del.icio.us    digg  
 Facebook    Google Bookmarks    Stumble It    Technorati    Yahoo! My Web  
Hide Sites Tags : Grand Prix, Valentino Rossi, motor cycle, race

This entry was posted on Wednesday, September 24th, 2008 at 9:00 am and is filed under Motorbike Racing. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.