Irish - Athlete | May 4, 1974 -
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
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I think I'm skilful enough, but I don't consider myself a naturally talented, gifted sports person.
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I dream up things, and then I convince myself that they're possible.
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My first winner was on Legal Steps, in Ireland, at Thurles, in March 1992. I rode for Jim Bolger, and his stable jockey was Christy Roche.
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I've appreciated every winner. I love them all.
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The National is about however long it takes to run that race - eight minutes of fame - but champion jockey is about racing 365 days a year. I actually wouldn't swap any of my winners for the National.
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Racing may be a minority sport, but I wouldn't swap it for all the money in the world.
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Racing is a great sport, but we need people to come along and see that for themselves. Maybe they're not used to going racing or haven't been before, but I think people get a taste for it; they do come back.
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Sir Gordon Richards was the most successful jockey - flat or jumps - there's ever been: champion jockey for 26 years. He set a record of 269 winners in the season 55 years before I broke it. That was my greatest achievement.
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I never had a written contract, was never officially a stable jockey.
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I was told that there's near on a million to one chance that I would be able to have children.
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The criticism does not hurt because I have always been my own worst critic. I wouldn't say I don't respect other people's opinions, but my opinion is the most important.
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