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I was definitely on that level. Marquez,<br />
Lorenzo, and Casey though…they were<br />
definitely the best and they were the<br />
all-time three most talented riders I went<br />
up against. I still think Casey is the most<br />
talented.<br />
What makes them so good? That’s what’s<br />
funny because I was definitely good on<br />
a motorcycle and there were times I was<br />
following Casey and you’d think, ‘I don’t<br />
think I can do that, that consistently.’<br />
That’s one of those things. Even with<br />
Rossi or Dovi or anybody else they could<br />
be two tenths faster but you can see<br />
what’s going on. The way MotoGP bikes<br />
are, how the electronics are, something<br />
could be hurting you and you’re just not<br />
there. But you know what’s going on. You<br />
know that if you could ride through one<br />
section just a little bit differently that<br />
you could be right there no problem.<br />
With Casey though you’d follow him and<br />
there’d be two or three moments where<br />
I’d just think, ‘I can’t do that.’ That’s<br />
pretty amazing at this level of racing. But<br />
if I can say that when I was in my prime<br />
I was one of the top five riders in the<br />
world, or top four, or top three, then I can<br />
live with that.<br />
BEN SPIES & HIS CAREER
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