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I would have probably stolen cars - it would have given me the same adrenaline rush as racing.
You look at Moto3, the races are very exciting. Moto2 is fantastic, and then MotoGP is boring.
I'm really happy, and beating Marc [Marquez] at the very last chicane gives me an extra boost.
Whenever you make a big effort and take risks, getting good results and points is very rewarding.
In Malaysia where the front end pushes so much, extra engine braking is really going to help you.
I don't like being famous - it is like a prison. And driving for Ferrari would make it far worse.
You've got to stop doing all the things that people have tried, tested, and found out don't work...
I've always worked on the machines, especially the 125 and 250 which are really difficult to set up.
Maybe if Graziano make another work or another sport I wouldn't have had this passion to be a rider.
What the other teams do is something that I can never control, so I just keep focussed on my direction.
We kept on racing, doing something that Luis [Salom] loved. Fortunately or unfortunately, life goes on.
I race in two or three classic races a year and I may carry on for 10 more years or I may stop tomorrow.
To win the Championship in the first year will be hard. We need time to become competitive and win races.
I just try to think of celebrations that suprise people, that people have fun with, and that people enjoy.
It is dangerous and unbelievably fast and entirely different from the kind of track I am used to racing on
I have won on Honda and Yamaha so maybe it is interesting to win with a third team, Ducati, who are Italian.
I think I dont really have any expectations; I dont look at the season as a whole - I look at it race by race.
As for the level of spectacle of the two disciplines, I leave it to the people who watch the races to comment.
Even now with the operation, with the damage done, my ankle probably is never going to be back to 100 per cent.
I go in the sea as little as I can. If there's a girl and I have to accompany her, then obviously I go (laughs)!
I like physical exercise. I actually like sports in general. I really like snowboarding and playing soccer, too.
My father raced bikes. He gave me the passion very early. I had my first bike when I was three or four years old.
You try to do a technical feature: in front of me I had a strong rider who brakes hard and it's difficult to pass.
I have so much respect for my opponents; many of them watched the races as little children and were supporting me!
Even in motocross, youre struggling to see people pass each other anymore. There seems to be one line in motocross.
Our sport is dangerous. We risk the life out there, so we need to stay calm and focused and leave all the rest out.
I never race for records. The motivation to try to beat the record is not enough to continue. You have to enjoy it.
Even in motocross, you're struggling to see people pass each other anymore. There seems to be one line in motocross.
Fortunately during my career I have won more or less everything, so I need to enjoy it to have the right motivation.
The great fights with your strongest rivals are always the biggest motivation. When you win easily it's not the same taste.
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.
I was lucky. My father raced bikes. He gave me the passion very early. I had my first bike when I was three or four years old.
The work that we do during the winter is very important; we have a new bike and it's important to develop it during this time.
I'm very happy because I won a lot. I've won races and lived in a world that just gave me joy, so I remember it very positively.
I treat business a bit like a computer game. I count money as points. I'm doing really well: making lots of money and lots of points.
I'm proud of my triumphs. I've dreamed of being world champion, I've had some difficult times and they've made me value the good times.
I've decided to retire from top class racing. It has been an incredible experience and has provided with me some unforgettable moments.
I've enjoyed winning races in both 500cc and MotoGP and enjoyed leading the world championship and contesting it right up until the end.
I am able to ride the bike and think clearly about strategy and tyres. I also have positive thinking. I am very constructively critical.
Also, when I started racing he knew a lot of people and it was more easy for me to find the first bike, so I have a good chance for sure.
I have always had this necessity to win. When I played with my friends on the street, football or running, I always wanted to be the best.
I'm lucky because I don't feel too much pressure - it's only in the last hour before the race, and even then it's good, positive pressure.
The tragic incident of Luis Salom reminds us that our sport, our passion, is dangerous. We know it but, in a way, we don't think about it.
However I am looking forward to the two new Grands Prixs both Shanghai and Laguna Seca are fantastic tracks and it will be good to race at them.
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.
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.
Barcelona is a special track. I have always loved the layout of the circuit, but also the atmosphere and the fans are special. It has always been good fun.
The work that we do during the winter is very important; we have a new bike and it's important to develop it during this time, and we start with this test.
I feel 100% a Yamaha rider in my heart. I had a long career and raced with several factory bikes, but the highlight of my career is undoubtedly with Yamaha.
I vowed I would do everything I could to stop the Isle of Man counting towards the World Championship. And it was stopped, so they love me in the Isle of Man.