Tony McCoy Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)
Tony McCoy quotes and sayings page 2 (athlete). Here's quote # 11 through 20 out of the 66 we have.
“A helmet is the most important part of any jockey's kit because of the number of falls you take, so I wouldn't want to be wearing anything on the track unless it had been thoroughly tested.”
“I know from sitting around with injuries how difficult life will be without racing and riding winners.”
“You only worry about your head or spinal column. Everything else, some way or another, will repair in time.”
“During every race, an ambulance trails the riders around the course. You know that sometimes you are going to end up in the back of that ambulance.”
“The day I go out there and don't want to win is the day I will give up.”
“A lot of healing is in the mind. I'm not talking about serious illnesses like cancer. I'm talking about ordinary broken bones. Healing begins in the head. You have to convince yourself you can do it.”
“I get butterflies before going out to ride every day, but they disappear as soon as I am on a horse, and I think that is the same for most jockeys. Then it is just down to you and the horse, and there is a certain freedom in that.”
“Racing is a great sport, but we need people to come along and see that for themselves. Maybe they're not used to going racing or haven't been before, but I think people get a taste for it; they do come back.”
“Even though people involved in racing think that it has a big sporting stage, it is a minority sport compared to some of the other high-profile events: football, Formula One or golf.”
“I am disappointed when I don't win, because I want to believe I can win on every horse I ride, which is a ridiculous thing to think. Even if I'm on a horse that I have woken up thinking has no chance, by the time I've reached the course, I'll have convinced myself that it can win and will be disappointed if it doesn't.”
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