"My book will be released on November 10th. It's titled 'My story'" It is through this very simple sentence, accompanied by the cover that Valentino Rossi has just announced the publication of his autobiography. We'll have to wait two more days to get it here, as the French version will be published by Marabout and will be released on November 12th.
No fluorescent yellow, his so recognizable color. No motorcycle or number 46 visible. Just a black and white photo of his face on the cover, as if the Doctor were showing that he was going to bare all in order to tell his whole story, as the title promises.
“Much has been written about my life and career. It’s time to tell the truth about what happened on and off the track. I decided to write this book because I hope that by reading my story, many people will be entertained and moved,” he says in the official description.
This will not be his first autobiography, as he already published one in 2005, then only in Italian and English. Other books have been published with his consent since then, but this is the first time in 20 years that Valentino Rossi will really tell its story.
With the help of journalist Giorgio Terruzzi, the Italian driver "opens up like never before, with the mature perspective of a driver and a man who revisits his life with passion, lucidity and self-deprecation ," the publisher assures us.
The 528 pages of this autobiography will include: his childhood memories, his group of friends, the best moments of his MotoGP career but also the most difficult, his greatest rivals, from Max Biaggi to Sete Gibernau, not forgetting the 2015 controversy with Marc Márquez.
Issue #46 will also tell unpublished anecdotes about his life, his family , his friendships with celebrities as well as his romantic relationships, not forgetting his partner Francesca, their two daughters and this new role of father that he now holds in parallel with his new career on four wheels.
Visit your local bookseller and all major bookstores on Thursday, November 12th to get his autobiography and perhaps start planning your Christmas gifts.
