Top 66 Quotes by Tony McCoy

About Tony McCoy

These are some quotes by Irish author Tony McCoy Athlete, who was born on May 4, 1974.

I feel pressure every day. It is only pressure that I put on myself, but I would expect all professional sportspeople to feel pressure to perform their best whenever they are at work.

I feel pressure every day. It is only pressure that I put on myself, but I would expect all professional sportspeople to feel pressure to perform their best whenever they are at work.

Tony McCoy

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.

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.

Tony McCoy

I probably don't look healthy, but I have never got to the stage where I thought I was going to pass out.

I probably don't look healthy, but I have never got to the stage where I thought I was going to pass out.

Tony McCoy

I am disappointed when I don't win, because I want to believe I can win on every horse I ride, which is a ridiculous thing to think. Even if I'm on a horse that I have woken up thinking has no chance, by the time I've reached the course, I'll have convinced myself that it can win and will be disappointed if it doesn't.

Tony McCoy

I know from sitting around with injuries how difficult life will be without racing and riding winners.

I know from sitting around with injuries how difficult life will be without racing and riding winners.

Tony McCoy

When I started off riding, you dream about being champion jockey. Then I wanted to be champion jockey again. Then I wanted to ride 200 winners in a season. Then, when there was a chance of riding more winners than Richard Dunwoody, that was my goal.

Tony McCoy

For eight or 10 years, I got wrapped up in chasing records. Everything was a number. Didn't matter what I won, it was a number. Every horse I rode was a number.

For eight or 10 years, I got wrapped up in chasing records. Everything was a number. Didn't matter what I won, it was a number. Every horse I rode was a number.

Tony McCoy

I don't know which is stronger: the thrill of winning or the fear of failure. I don't know which one affects me most. I don't know where the middle is.

I don't know which is stronger: the thrill of winning or the fear of failure. I don't know which one affects me most. I don't know where the middle is.

Tony McCoy

If I go racing tomorrow and I have five rides that all get beaten, all I want to do is get out there the next day and put it right. I hate having Sundays off; I hate having any day off.

If I go racing tomorrow and I have five rides that all get beaten, all I want to do is get out there the next day and put it right. I hate having Sundays off; I hate having any day off.

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 hobby.

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 hobby.

Tony McCoy

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