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";s:4:"text";s:6837:"Therefore that’s your limit but it’s not everyone’s limit. I’m one of those people that doesn’t recognise any limits. In 2003, McCoy surpassed Richard Dunwoody’s record of 1,699 winners to become the most successful jump jockey of all time. But, when I wake up the next morning and when I go racing the next day it’s gone. A.P. This achievement is truly remarkable; only one other jockey has achieved over 2,000 winners and no other jockey has ever ridden 3,000. I’ve always been a stats person because statistics don’t lie. You have to believe but you also have to be prepared to work harder than anyone else. Anthony Peter (AP) McCoy was born on 4 May 1974 and rode his first winner at the age of 17 on the Flat for trainer Jim Bolger in Ireland. I have published a new book about #motivation which is called Get Shizzle Done. I was just like a little robot that was going around not caring what problems someone else has, not my problems. McCoy is perhaps best known for the seven years he spent riding for Martin Pipe and, on 19 July 2014, he reached a personal milestone by surpassing the trainer’s total of 4,191 winners. He’ll end his career having made his mark in over 18,000 races and will go down in history as the most successful jockey of all time. You get people that are so wealthy and you think; why are they still doing it? I know for a fact that I’m going to hospital. Limits might be as good as you can do, but that doesn’t mean to say someone else can’t do better. On 21 August 2014 he broke his own record for the fastest ever century of winners for a NH season: 116 days. 6. He announced his retirement after his 200th winner of the season on Mr Mole at Newbury in February 2015. It’s not meant to be work. That’s just always been my point of view and I’ve always thought that I want my statistics to be better than they are. Tony McCoy, Self: Being AP. Thursday, 15 October 2020 | 10.2°C Dublin, Menu That won’t happen again.”, “No matter what you do in life, if you want to be continually successful you have to really enjoy it. 11. The same year he also received an OBE for services to horse racing. :: McCoy has been crowned champion jockey 18 times and is currently leading the championship on the way to his 19th victory. Sections. Now, I always stop and give autographs and smile for pictures but between 22 and 32 I’m not sure I probably did that a lot. That’s just the way it is. I will never, ever get where I want to be. There are no limits. His weight rocketed after some time off with a broken leg following a fall whilst employed at Jim Bolger's and this was the deciding factor which drove McCoy from Flat to jumps racing. 10. There are no limits in my mind.”, “I know the difference between the pain of breaking something and the pain of being sore. Rode his first winner in Britain on Chickabiddy at Exeter on 7 September, 1994. :: McCoy is the proud winner of 20 Lesters - the jockeys' awards, named after the legendary flat jockey Lester Piggott, which are racing's equivalent to the Oscars. 4. :: Roger Federer held his sport's number one spot for a whopping 237 consecutive weeks. To receive new content and podcasts from the Great Traits Project sign up below: © Copyright 2016 The Great Traits Project. When I do end up in hospital I think, I got unlucky. All Rights Reserved. Over the course of his career McCoy has won every one the most prestigious races in the National Hunt season including the Gold Cup, Champion Hurdle, Champion Chase, King George and Grand National. In 2002, he set the record for most wins in a season for a jockey with 289 winners, beating Sir Gordon Richards record of 269. The e-book and paperback versions are available via Amazon or visit your nearest Waterstones to buy in store. It only takes 20 mins to read and w… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…, About 2 years ago from Great Traits Project (Tobias Harwood)'s Twitter via Twitter Web Client, @Katyjstokes @anthony_astbury @SohoHouse @matthewshaw1 @jamesemtage Sounds v interesting thanks for flagging xx, Congratulation to @dave_alred coaching @F_Molinari to win the Claret Jug @carnoustiegolf To hear more from the coac… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…, Listen to the legendary @harveyhillary talking about elite performance, marginal gains, maximal gains, competitive… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…, Fascinating talk with Peak Dynamics, Harvey Hillary. That’s just something that happens to you with experience.”, “I know that I’m going to end up in the back of an ambulance. Anthony Peter (AP) McCoy was born on 4 May 1974 and rode his first winner at the age of 17 on the Flat for trainer Jim Bolger in Ireland. :: In 2003 McCoy was awarded an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours and an OBE in 2010. :: He became BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 2010, beating Phil Taylor and Jessica Ennis-Hill to the coveted trophy. I just became a robot.”, “I am a stats person. McCoy set an unprecedented record of being Champion Jockey every single year of his career despite breaking every major bone in his body along the way. McCoy is the greatest jump jockey that has ever lived. I think to be continually successful at anything in life you have to really, really enjoy it. I’m one of those people that keeps going forward whatever happens – I’m not saying I don’t look back but I don’t know what the limits are. It’s not as bad now since I’ve had kids because they take your mind off it a little bit but that will grate on me and I will have huge doubt going to bed. I have never, ever, ever been as good as I want to be. I also have a fear that within about 15 years the records are gone, it could all be gone. It never stays, I never get close enough to catch what I want to. What are my limits? Simple, that’s just what they want to do. TEN THINGS YOU NEVER KNEW ABOUT AP McCOY 1 AP spends between two and two-and-a-half hours in a sauna six days a week to ensure he is the correct weight for riding. I don’t know how or why, but I’ve always been lucky to convince myself. It has to be your passion. You can’t dispute them. That’s what keeps me going, that’s what makes me want to get better and that’s what makes me want to win more. During this time, he’s been smashing records left, right and centre, but he’s also broken nearly every bone in his body – everything from his teeth to his vertebrae – gaining a reputation as something of an iron man when it comes to recovering from serious injury. I don’t know. 8. In a very selfish way, it was all about me. It’s not that I don’t believe I have talent but I believe I have the talent to work harder than anyone else.”, “I sometimes have doubts but I’ve never had doubts when I’m on a horse. ";s:7:"keyword";s:42:"ap mccoy stablesmarguerite bourgeoys facts";s:5:"links";s:1217:"Midland Tx Voting Ballot, Gully Slang Words, Ocala News Car Crash, Decorative Mailboxes, Carroll County, Ga Elections 2020, Understanding Procedural Programming, Russell Weiner, Diploma Of Science Deakin, Charlie Blackmon, Godfather 4 Imdb, Sherrybaby Trailer, ";s:7:"expired";i:-1;}