Instead of giving up, Doohan transformed himself – mentally and physically – for the challenges that lay haead. He won his first GP in 1990, challenged for the world title in 1991 and utterly dominated the 1992 season, until a broken leg and a botched operation ended his title challenge. And very nearly his career.
By 1994 he was pretty much back to full strength and began five years of total domination. Only two other riders have won five consecutive premier-class titles: Giacomo Agostini and Valentino Rossi.