“He is my childhood hero. I started watching MotoGP when I was four or five, I saw he is one of the faster racers and all eyes looking at the number 46, which is him. I remember when he was side by side with a lot of great racers like Biaggi, Kenny Roberts Jr, Checa, Sete, Barros, Melandri, Capirossi, Hayden, Stoner, Pedrosa, Jorge. But why I chose Vale, he wasn’t just riding a bike, finishing the races and taking a trophy home, he showed how to act classy, how to be number one with style, how to always have great motivation every single day because he is from an old school era to a modern one, and proved that age is just a number. Also because of Vale I started learning how to speak Italian, hopefully I’ll be fluent one day. For me Vale is not just a brilliant rider, but a living legend. 46 always in my heart, grazie Vale!”  

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