No matter how long I go without riding winners, I know in the back of my head that I can ride. — Tony McCoy Copy Share Image
I know from sitting around with injuries how difficult life will be without racing and riding winners. — Tony McCoy Copy Share Image
If summer racing didn't exist, I could go on holiday, yes, because nobody else would then be riding winners; but as long… — Tony McCoy Copy Share Image
When I started off riding, you dream about being champion jockey. Then I wanted to be champion jockey again. Then I wanted… — Tony McCoy Copy Share Image
If you ask most trainers who have ridden which pressure is greater - watching your horse or riding it - they will… — Tony McCoy Copy Share Image
I have seen countless colleagues struggle to come to terms with retirement. I learned a lot from Richard Dunwoody when he was… — Tony McCoy Copy Share Image
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… — Tony McCoy Copy Share
I was determined my 4,000th winner would be in the green and gold colours of J. P. McManus and trained by Jonjo O'Neill, who… — Tony McCoy Copy Share
No matter how long I go without riding winners, I know in the back of my head that I can ride. — Tony McCoy Copy Share
Racing may be a minority sport, but I wouldn't swap it for all the money in the world. — Tony McCoy Copy Share
By the nature of the sport and the danger we face daily, we are very close knit. Some of us have spent most of… — Tony McCoy Copy Share
I'm very lucky to live my life through a sport that I love. I'm in a very privileged position that my work is my… — Tony McCoy Copy Share
Most days, I have a slice of toast, then lie in a hot bath for an hour to get up a sweat. I have… — Tony McCoy Copy Share
It will not surprise you to learn that it is not uncommon for jockeys who struggle with their weight to starve themselves and spend… — Tony McCoy Copy Share
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… — Tony McCoy Copy Share
Essentially, I am a dreamer. I've dreamed all my life. When I started, I dreamed I'd be Champion because it is a sport that… — Tony McCoy Copy Share
I think I've always used the whip in the correct way. I see marked horses every day, and it's not a pretty sight, but… — Tony McCoy Copy Share
I feel pressure every day. It is only pressure that I put on myself, but I would expect all professional sportspeople to feel pressure… — Tony McCoy Copy Share
Private dreams are the most powerful. You have to dream of success to make it happen, and if you don't believe in yourself, nobody… — Tony McCoy Copy Share
When I was a kid, if someone had asked who I'd meet if it could be anyone in the world, it would've been Liam… — Tony McCoy Copy Share
I have found the right way to deal with my diet, largely through trial and error, but also by having good people around me… — Tony McCoy Copy Share
