I can only do what I can do.

Being married has helped my racing.

Your ambition outweighed your talent

I have broken my collarbone twice in a year.

I never really look too far ahead, to be honest.

Everyone seems quite good at stories and making them up.

I'm not always going to keep waiting for a fairytale ending.

People can be great competitors on Sunday and mates on Monday.

I'm very thoughtful, and when I make a decision I usually stick to it.

I've always known there's more to life than just racing for a long time.

The money doesn't interest me. I'm not enjoying MotoGP, and I'm retiring.

I have been going from one racetrack to another for years, since I was 14.

People are telling me I might be going back to MotoGP, but a rumour is a rumour.

There are a lot of good guys that I race against, and that's what I enjoy the most.

I think I dont really have any expectations; I dont look at the season as a whole - I look at it race by race.

Even now with the operation, with the damage done, my ankle probably is never going to be back to 100 per cent.

Even in motocross, youre struggling to see people pass each other anymore. There seems to be one line in motocross.

Even in motocross, you're struggling to see people pass each other anymore. There seems to be one line in motocross.

In 2007, people tried to belittle me a little bit and sort of take the credit away from me and my team and what we achieved.

Once I decided to retire from bikes, there was no thought to go racing again. I wanted to have a full year off and maybe even see the world a bit.

I've said many times in the past that my career's not going to go on much longer; I'm not going to keep going and riding until I'm in my 30s and things like this.

I think there is no defending a title. You don't go into a season with a points advantage over anyone. So I don't think it's ever a title defence. I think you've got a different number on your bike, if you choose so, but everyone starts at zero again.

I'm good at separating my personal life from racing. When I'm at track, it's race time; when I'm away from it, other than the fact I'm training to be fit for it, there is nothing at home that makes me even want to think about racing. I just want to enjoy my life, and by the time the next race comes around, I'm ready and excited for it.

It will be difficult to return to racing this weekend after Marco's terrible accident in Sepang but I think it is the best thing we can do to honour him,” says World Champ Casey Stoner. We know we all play a risky game and, even if compared to the past the safety of our sport is much better, unfortunately these kind of events still occur. We will go out there this weekend and try to put on a good show for all the fans and especially in memory of Marco.

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