Jack Miller: “They tell you ‘you may be killed’ - I lost friends, broke bones”

Jack Miller has opened up on the brutality of motorcycle racing, and the bravery and sacrifice required to reach the very top.
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The KTM MotoGP rider has been riding bikes since he was two, and racing since he was ꦬa seven-year-old.

He has offered a startling♕ revelation of t🍸he mentality needed to conquer fear.

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“In Australi꧅a, where I grew up, before every race, you do a rider’s briefing,” Miller told .

“And they tell you: ‘You may be killed or injure🍃d; your mach﷽ine may be damaged or destroyed’. 

“That’s something that burns itself in the back of your brain - and👍 I’ve broken well over 30 bones, and lost some really great friends.

“But did I ever t🌳hink about quꦚitting the sport? Does it even pop into my mind? Never. 

“That can happen with the things you lov🧸e: You’re scared about it, but you don’t really think about it.”

Miller’s ex-Ducati teammate and his friend Francesco Bagnaia﷽ added: “Fear is part of 🍸our sport.

“It’s part of our job: When you crash at high speed, you feel fear - you’re arriving to the gravel very fast and approac♔hing the barrier very fast - but before that, you don’t think about it.” 

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fabio Quartararo, the 2021 MotoGP champion and Yamaha rider, went f♛🌜urther: “You need to put your balls on the bike and give your best.”

Quartararo described Turn 1 at the Circuit of the Americas in Texas to underline the speed and bravery of Mo🤪toGP riders.

“Right here, after the backstraight,” he said, “we arrive there at 340 kilometers [211 mph] and we take the corner at 60 [37 mph] - that’s 280 kilometers [174 mph] difference in only 250🌳 metres.”

Fabio Quartararo, MotoGP, Dutch MotoGP, 24 June
Fabio Quartararo, MotoGP, Dutch MotoGP, 24 June

Qu👍artararo has paid aꦇ physical toll over the years.

“I broke my foot, my back, my wrists, my fingers🐟. . . man🌄y things!

“Actually, my left wrist is really bad - I broke it in more than 2𓆏0 parts.

“[It’s in the] past - now we need🌄 to focu﷽s on the present.”

The 2023 MotoGP season, which has fe🌠atured a new format introducing sprint races at every round on Saturdays, has been littered with injuries.

Marc Marquez has notably failed to complete a grand prix yet, in part to hand issue꧃s.

Pol Espargaro has missed the entire season after a crash on the first Friday🐽 left him with a broken jaw, a serious back injury, and a lung problem.

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