Tony McCoy

There is no place for arrogance or complacency in racing because you are up there one minute and on your backside the next.

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.

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.

It took me realizing that a broken heart has never actually killed anyone to find the courage to ask for what I want, in just about every situation. That was part of my own growing up.

If a horse has four legs, and I'm riding it, I think I can win.

For us tall people, the whole key is that your hips and your knees should form a right angle when you sit down. That's where backs and hips get to be problems for big guys.