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Rossi's Greatest Rivalry
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tarting the 432nd grand prix
of his 26-year career in the
MotoGP World Championship,
Valentino Rossi had the chance
prior to his final race at Valencia
to cast a nostalgic eye over all he
had accomplished on the track.
Each one of the 42-year-old's
championship-winning bikes—all
nine of them—were present in
the paddock, and the nine-time
world champion fielded ques-
tions in a special press confer-
ence.
It was there where Rossi
revealed that the various rivalries
he'd had throughout a glittering
career were memories that stood
out in particular.
"The rivalry in all the sports at
the top level and maybe espe-
cially MotoGP is something you
don't like a lot, but is fantastic for
give the maximum and overtake
your limits and find something
inside that maybe you don't know
you have," he said. "I have great,
great rivalry in my career. I enjoy
a lot. Especially the first part be-
cause I won more! The second
part I lose more. But anyway,
I enjoy. I want to say [the best]
was with [Max] Biaggi, because
two Italians and also in Italy have
a great movement around. But
also with [Casey] Stoner, [Jorge]
Lorenzo, at then at the end with
[Marc] Marquez, and with all the
guys in the last years I always
enjoy. It's something that after
you remember in a positive way,
as something special."
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Prior to his final race, Valentino Rossi talked about some of his greatest rivalries throughout his career.
