Tony McCoy Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“Most days, I have a slice of toast, then lie in a hot bath for an hour to get up a sweat. I have a sauna at the racecourse and then go and ride. On the way home, I might stop at a service station and have a bar of chocolate and a Diet Coke. And that's it, basically.”

“If you've got a regular feed of winners, you control your mind to do it. It becomes a must. If you didn't have that regular flow of winning, whether you could get yourself to do that, I don't know. It's a lot easier when you know the next day you can win and you can win and win, it's worth doing it.”

“It's not hard to motivate myself because once you get a taste for winning races, you simply don't want to do anything else. You get a buzz from it. You want it every day. Only someone who has experienced winning can understand how good it feels.”

“Sir Gordon Richards was the most successful jockey - flat or jumps - there's ever been: champion jockey for 26 years. He set a record of 269 winners in the season 55 years before I broke it. That was my greatest achievement.”

“You always get a buzz from winning. Winning is... everything.”

“Doctors are fantastic, but they err on the side of caution. But you can push yourself. You're not going to die from pain.”

“I could never have ridden 4,000 winners without loving my job, and If I ever get to the point where I'm not loving it, I'll stop.”

“I think I'm skilful enough, but I don't consider myself a naturally talented, gifted sports person.”

“I've appreciated every winner. I love them all.”

“I've ridden 3,651 winners, if that's any good to you. I don't count the falls. I count the winners.”