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> [Desire is the most important factor in the success of any athlete.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-shoemaker/desire-is-the-most-important-factor-in-the-success-of-any-athlete/)

[Bill Shoemaker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-shoemaker/)

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## More by Bill Shoemaker

> [I have always believed that anybody with a little guts and the desire to apply himself can make it, can make anything he wants…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-shoemaker/i-have-always-believed-that-anybody-with-a-little-guts-and-the-desire/)

[Bill Shoemaker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-shoemaker/)

> [The horse never knows I'm there until he needs me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-shoemaker/the-horse-never-knows-i-m-there-until-he-needs-me/)

[Bill Shoemaker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-shoemaker/)

> [There are one hundred and ninety nine ways to get beat, but only one way to win; get there first.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-shoemaker/there-are-one-hundred-and-ninety-nine-ways-to-get-beat-but-only-one/)

[Bill Shoemaker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-shoemaker/)

> [Desire is the most important factor in the success of any athlete.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-shoemaker/desire-is-the-most-important-factor-in-the-success-of-any-athlete/)

[Bill Shoemaker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-shoemaker/)

> [If Jack Nicklaus can win the Masters at 46, I can win the Kentucky Derby at 54.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-shoemaker/if-jack-nicklaus-can-win-the-masters-at-46-i-can-win-the-kentucky/)

[Bill Shoemaker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-shoemaker/)

> [When you're riding, only the race in which you're riding is important.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-shoemaker/when-you-re-riding-only-the-race-in-which-you-re-riding-is-important/)

[Bill Shoemaker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-shoemaker/)

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