- Mick Doohan was born on June 4, 1965 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
- Was looked after by special surgeon Dr. Claudia Costa
- In 1999 he suffered a broken right leg, shoulder, and left wrist, when he crashed his Repsol Honda at 200+km/h at Jerez, Spain. He was immediately brought to the U.S. after the accident for corrective surgery which included inserting two plates and 12 screws in his right leg, and a plate in his left forearm. Toward the end of the year he announced his retirement due to injuries from his crash
- Was considered to be part of the "Golden Era" of motorcycling racing, the late 80s and the early 90s.
- Began riding motorcycles at the age of nine
- In 1992 he crashed and broke his right leg and missed four races while recovering from the injury. Left with a restricted range of movement his team created a hand-operated rear braking system to his Rothmans Honda so he could continue racing.
- A lot of fun when you get it right but the other side if the coin is when you crash
- I use to think all road racers were nuts. You know racing around a track at that speed
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