--- title: "12 Race Quotes By Tony McCoy" description: "12 Race quotes by Tony McCoy. Plus more from Tony McCoy and more Race sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fca/tony-mccoy-10409_may_racing-may-be-a-minority-sport-but-i-wou_202331.jpg" --- > [Racing may be a minority sport, but I wouldn't swap it for all the money in the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-mccoy/racing-may-be-a-minority-sport-but-i-wouldn-t-swap-it-for-all-the/) [Tony McCoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-mccoy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fca/tony-mccoy-10409_may_racing-may-be-a-minority-sport-but-i-wou_202331.jpg) > [There is no place for arrogance or complacency in racing because you are up there one minute and on your backside the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-mccoy/there-is-no-place-for-arrogance-or-complacency-in-racing-because-you/) [Tony McCoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-mccoy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae0/tony-mccoy-10409_arrogance_there-is-no-place-for-arrogance-or-compl_2187109.jpg) > [It always hurts a bit to pick the 'wrong one' in a race as big as the Champion Hurdle, and then, to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-mccoy/it-always-hurts-a-bit-to-pick-the-wrong-one-in-a-race-as-big-as-the/) [Tony McCoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-mccoy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e11/tony-mccoy-10409_always_it-always-hurts-a-bit-to-pick-the-wrong_1492631.jpg) > [During every race, an ambulance trails the riders around the course. You know that sometimes you are going to end up in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-mccoy/during-every-race-an-ambulance-trails-the-riders-around-the-course/) [Tony McCoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-mccoy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/95c/tony-mccoy-10409_ambulance_during-every-race-an-ambulance-trails-th_2494556.jpg) > [From a public perspective, the Grand National is the biggest race of all, and not to have won it yet is definitely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-mccoy/from-a-public-perspective-the-grand-national-is-the-biggest-race-of/) [Tony McCoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-mccoy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b89/tony-mccoy-10409_been_from-a-public-perspective-the-grand-nati_1866175.jpg) > [If summer racing didn't exist, I could go on holiday, yes, because nobody else would then be riding winners; but as long…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-mccoy/if-summer-racing-didn-t-exist-i-could-go-on-holiday-yes-because/) [Tony McCoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-mccoy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa0/tony-mccoy-10409_ahead_if-summer-racing-didn-t-exist-i-could-go_1868817.jpg) > [Racing is a great sport, but we need people to come along and see that for themselves. Maybe they're not used to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-mccoy/racing-is-a-great-sport-but-we-need-people-to-come-along-and-see-that/) [Tony McCoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-mccoy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c1/tony-mccoy-10409_along_racing-is-a-great-sport-but-we-need-peop_1751221.jpg) > [Many of us in the jockeys' room are wasting to ride many pounds below our natural weight, but all the while you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-mccoy/many-of-us-in-the-jockeys-room-are-wasting-to-ride-many-pounds-below/) [Tony McCoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-mccoy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/846/tony-mccoy-10409_also_many-of-us-in-the-jockeys-room-are-wasti_2927225.jpg) > [It's not hard to motivate myself because once you get a taste for winning races, you simply don't want to do anything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-mccoy/it-s-not-hard-to-motivate-myself-because-once-you-get-a-taste-for/) [Tony McCoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-mccoy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb1/tony-mccoy-10409_anything_it-s-not-hard-to-motivate-myself-because_440779.jpg) > [The National is about however long it takes to run that race - eight minutes of fame - but champion jockey is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-mccoy/the-national-is-about-however-long-it-takes-to-run-that-race-eight/) [Tony McCoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-mccoy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/29a/tony-mccoy-10409_365-days_the-national-is-about-however-long-it-ta_1439637.jpg) > [Even though people involved in racing think that it has a big sporting stage, it is a minority sport compared to some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-mccoy/even-though-people-involved-in-racing-think-that-it-has-a-big/) [Tony McCoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-mccoy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/203/tony-mccoy-10409_big_even-though-people-involved-in-racing-th_2703262.jpg) > [If I go racing tomorrow and I have five rides that all get beaten, all I want to do is get out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-mccoy/if-i-go-racing-tomorrow-and-i-have-five-rides-that-all-get-beaten-all/) [Tony McCoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-mccoy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/880/tony-mccoy-10409_any_if-i-go-racing-tomorrow-and-i-have-five_1499386.jpg) ## Other authors on Race - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-lewis-hamilton-60035.jpg) Lewis Hamilton 55 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/race/lewis-hamilton/) - [Mark Twain 54 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/race/mark-twain/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-barack-obama-16275.jpg) Barack Obama 53 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/race/barack-obama/) - [Christian Horner 51 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/race/christian-horner/) - [Felipe Massa 46 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/race/felipe-massa/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-susie-wolff-5650.jpg) Susie Wolff 45 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/race/susie-wolff/) - [Lando Norris 44 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/race/lando-norris/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-christopher-mcdougall-23970.jpg) Christopher McDougall 44 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/race/christopher-mcdougall/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-a-c-bhaktivedanta-swami-prabhupada-8419.jpg) Robert Kubica 42 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/race/robert-kubica/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-kyle-larson-5822.jpg) Kyle Larson 42 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/race/kyle-larson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-david-coulthard-27346.jpg) David Coulthard 42 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/race/david-coulthard/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-michael-waltrip-67518.jpg) Michael Waltrip 41 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/race/michael-waltrip/) ## More by Tony McCoy > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-mccoy/a-helmet-is-the-most-important-part-of-any-jockey-s-kit-because-of/) [Tony McCoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-mccoy/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-mccoy/i-was-determined-my-4-000th-winner-would-be-in-the-green-and-gold/) [Tony McCoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-mccoy/) > [No matter how long I go without riding winners, I know in the back of my head that I can ride.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-mccoy/no-matter-how-long-i-go-without-riding-winners-i-know-in-the-back-of/) [Tony McCoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-mccoy/) > [Racing may be a minority sport, but I wouldn't swap it for all the money in the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-mccoy/racing-may-be-a-minority-sport-but-i-wouldn-t-swap-it-for-all-the/) [Tony McCoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-mccoy/) > [By the nature of the sport and the danger we face daily, we are very close knit. Some of us have spent most of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-mccoy/by-the-nature-of-the-sport-and-the-danger-we-face-daily-we-are-very/) [Tony McCoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-mccoy/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-mccoy/i-m-very-lucky-to-live-my-life-through-a-sport-that-i-love-i-m-in-a/) [Tony McCoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-mccoy/) > [Most days, I have a slice of toast, then lie in a hot bath for an hour to get up a sweat. I have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-mccoy/most-days-i-have-a-slice-of-toast-then-lie-in-a-hot-bath-for-an-hour/) [Tony McCoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-mccoy/) > [It will not surprise you to learn that it is not uncommon for jockeys who struggle with their weight to starve themselves and spend…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-mccoy/it-will-not-surprise-you-to-learn-that-it-is-not-uncommon-for-jockeys/) [Tony McCoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-mccoy/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-mccoy/it-s-not-hard-to-motivate-myself-because-once-you-get-a-taste-for/) [Tony McCoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-mccoy/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-mccoy/essentially-i-am-a-dreamer-i-ve-dreamed-all-my-life-when-i-started-i/) [Tony McCoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-mccoy/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-mccoy/i-think-i-ve-always-used-the-whip-in-the-correct-way-i-see-marked/) [Tony McCoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-mccoy/) > [I feel pressure every day. It is only pressure that I put on myself, but I would expect all professional sportspeople to feel pressure…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-mccoy/i-feel-pressure-every-day-it-is-only-pressure-that-i-put-on-myself/) [Tony McCoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-mccoy/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-mccoy/private-dreams-are-the-most-powerful-you-have-to-dream-of-success-to/) [Tony McCoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-mccoy/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-mccoy/when-i-was-a-kid-if-someone-had-asked-who-i-d-meet-if-it-could-be/) [Tony McCoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-mccoy/) > [I have found the right way to deal with my diet, largely through trial and error, but also by having good people around me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-mccoy/i-have-found-the-right-way-to-deal-with-my-diet-largely-through-trial/) [Tony McCoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-mccoy/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/race/tony-mccoy/#itemlist", "name": "12 Race Quotes By Tony McCoy", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Racing may be a minority sport, but I wouldn't swap it for all the money in the world.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tony McCoy" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-mccoy/racing-may-be-a-minority-sport-but-i-wouldn-t-swap-it-for-all-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fca/tony-mccoy-10409_may_racing-may-be-a-minority-sport-but-i-wou_202331.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fca/tony-mccoy-10409_may_racing-may-be-a-minority-sport-but-i-wou_202331.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fca/tony-mccoy-10409_may_racing-may-be-a-minority-sport-but-i-wou_202331.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Racing may be a minority sport, but I wouldn't swap it for all the money in the world.” — Tony McCoy", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There is no place for arrogance or complacency in racing because you are up there one minute and on your backside the next.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tony McCoy" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-mccoy/there-is-no-place-for-arrogance-or-complacency-in-racing-because-you/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae0/tony-mccoy-10409_arrogance_there-is-no-place-for-arrogance-or-compl_2187109.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae0/tony-mccoy-10409_arrogance_there-is-no-place-for-arrogance-or-compl_2187109.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae0/tony-mccoy-10409_arrogance_there-is-no-place-for-arrogance-or-compl_2187109.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“There is no place for arrogance or complacency in racing because you are up there one minute and on your…” — Tony McCoy", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It always hurts a bit to pick the 'wrong one' in a race as big as the Champion Hurdle, and then, to make matters worse, you go and get beat by the horse you rejected.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tony McCoy" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-mccoy/it-always-hurts-a-bit-to-pick-the-wrong-one-in-a-race-as-big-as-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e11/tony-mccoy-10409_always_it-always-hurts-a-bit-to-pick-the-wrong_1492631.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e11/tony-mccoy-10409_always_it-always-hurts-a-bit-to-pick-the-wrong_1492631.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e11/tony-mccoy-10409_always_it-always-hurts-a-bit-to-pick-the-wrong_1492631.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It always hurts a bit to pick the 'wrong one' in a race as big as the Champion Hurdle, and then, to make…” — Tony McCoy", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "During every race, an ambulance trails the riders around the course. 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You get a buzz from it. You want it every day. 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