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Hero Worship.(Column)
Byline: Richard S. Chang
Yamaha recently signed Valentino Rossi to another one-year contract. All I can say is, "Phew!''
When I first heard Ferrari was testing the MotoGP champ for a possible seat in Formula One, I was ecstatic. We haven't seen anyone like Rossi ever. Ever. In his seven-plus years of professional racing, he hasn't lost a championship, while making it look so easy. More importantly, he has made it look fun. How refreshing.
Rossi doesn't sulk during interviews. He doesn't take his fame seriously, unlike most pro athletes. After victories, he is not afraid to stop his bike and let fans rush around him on the track. He knows the camera is on him and has fun with it, like the time he carried a blow-up doll on his victory lap or the time he jumped off his bike and into a porta-potty. This is exactly what F1 needs, I thought. I could root for that.
What was I thinking?
As fans, we make funny decisions for our athletes. We love our champions, but we also love our underdogs-maybe even more. Most of all, we love it when our champions become underdogs. When Rossi ditched Honda for a struggling Yamaha team, which hadn't won a riders' title in more than a decade, I couldn't ...
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