There is no place for arrogance or complacency in racing because you are up there one minute and on your backside the next. Tony McCoy arrogancebacksidecomplacency Change image and share on social
You need fear and doubt to drive you on. Without it, you end up living in the past and being happy with what you have achieved. Tony McCoy achievedoubtdrive Change image and share on social
I am quite hard to live with, and I know that if I go through a bad run, I'm not the best company and am best left alone. But I'm not nearly as bad as people like to make out. Tony McCoy badcompanyhard Change image and share on social
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 get a buzz from it. You want it every day. Only someone who has experienced winning can understand how good it feels. Tony McCoy buzzdayexperience share on social
I never had a written contract, was never officially a stable jockey. Tony McCoy contractjockeyofficially Change image and share on social
I've ridden 3,651 winners, if that's any good to you. I don't count the falls. I count the winners. Tony McCoy countfallgood Change image and share on social
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 I've never marked a horse. Never. Tony McCoy correctdayhave Change image and share on social
Horses are like people - they have different personalities. They can be nice, friendly and hard-working, or awkward, difficult and lazy. If horses were people, some would be on the dole, and others would be entrepreneurs. Tony McCoy awkwarddifficultdole share on social
Most days, I have a slice of toast, then lie in a hot bath for an hour to get up a sweat. I have a sauna at the racecourse and then go and ride. On the way home, I might stop at a service station and have a bar of chocolate and a Diet Coke. And that's it, basically. Tony McCoy barbasicallybath share on social
I get butterflies before going out to ride every day, but they disappear as soon as I am on a horse, and I think that is the same for most jockeys. Then it is just down to you and the horse, and there is a certain freedom in that. Tony McCoy butterflydaydisappear share on social
