In the history of sports, serial winners are not numerous. They are, in fact, those who provide exceptional performances, which are by definition rare events. They in defiance of this rule have performed in this way very often. Valentino Rossi belongs to this small group of athletes. It’s a story to remember and to teach, not to spread an idea of super-man, but to explain how it is possible to go down this road and be victorious. People emerge because of their talents. Aristotle already said when he wrote that “if there is someone who stands out so much for the excellence of his gifts that the gifts of all others are not comparable to his, he can no longer be considered part of the polis: it is in fact evident that he is like a god among men”. Often people talk about these talents, and it is easy to attribute a young man who rides a motorcycle to his lack of fear and his enjoyment of risk. When it turns out that it is not true that those who have no fear win more than others, then it is easy to run out of explanations and take refuge in the more comfortable “that boy has something more”.
What differentiates Valentino Rossi from his other colleagues, all high-level athletes: motivation. Mind you, we are all motivated, as Arrigo Sacchi says, motivation is like strength, everyone manifests it to some extent, so there is sufficient motivation, strong, extraordinary. Only those who manifest this kind of extraordinary motivation will be able through training to continue to improve and achieve excellence. It means, every day, expressing passion and perseverance at the highest levels that a human being can manifest. This is Valentino Rossi, an exception, who has not stopped living his work with this intensity and continuity. This attitude has entailed not only having the pleasure of facing the challenges of the race, but also continuously seeking those stimuli that have helped him in these long years to maintain an intensity of commitment that is almost unique and in any case the heritage of few athletes in the world.
Valentino Rossi is the expression of what we are not but we want him to exist. That’s why we like to consider him a hero, an exceptional person for his performances but also a friend with whom to share moments of life. The enthusiasm that he generates among his fans, present in every part of the world, indicates that he has been able to transmit a message that goes beyond differences and that unites people who are so different under the banner of the passion generated by his feats. We should not be surprised, we have always had the need to identify ourselves with heroes that give us a reason to live those emotions that our everyday life does not allow us, feeling part of a group that shares the same joys.I don’t see any other heroes on the horizon, we will miss him.
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