I have a lot of Respect for Valentino Rossi, I'm not a fan, but I respect the guys talent, and I respect what the guy can do on and off the track, he's not afraid to say what he thinks, or how he feels on a given situation, and he does play mind games with other riders very well.
Stoner, as a fellow countryman, I do feel a certain obligation to support him, but even before he started with Ducati, he was never good with the Fans or the Press, and I think that has now been amplified now he has been racing at the top level of the sport.
He just can't seem to take losing, if Rossi comes in 2nd or 3rd, you can tell he would rather be in 1st place, but he doesn't let it get to him, he stores it in the memory bank, and tries not to make that mistake again, he comes back stronger.
Stoner seems to let it get to him to much, he takes things to personally (The Laguna Seca race in 08 being a classic example) I very much feel that Stoner is genuinely crook, I think he is just letting everything get to him, he is building things up in his head for why things are going wrong. He just can't move on from a bad race or bad performance.
That's just how I see it anyway, maybe I'm full of shit, but I just think Stoner needs a boot up the Arse, told to stop taking every thing so seriously, chill out, relax more.
And he may find his racing will improve, maybe he needs to have a chat with the Doctor about having more fun!
