Top 7 Quotes & Sayings by Bill Shoemaker

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American athlete Bill Shoemaker.
Last updated on December 23, 2024.
Bill Shoemaker

William Lee Shoemaker was an American jockey. For 29 years he held the world record for total professional jockey victories.

When you're riding, only the race in which you're riding is important.
There are one hundred and ninety nine ways to beat, but only one way to win; get there first.
If Jack Nicklaus can win the Masters at 46, I can win the Kentucky Derby at 54. — © Bill Shoemaker
If Jack Nicklaus can win the Masters at 46, I can win the Kentucky Derby at 54.
Desire is the most important factor in the success of any athlete.
There are one hundred and ninety nine ways to get beat, but only one way to win; get there first.
The horse never knows I'm there until he needs me.
I have always believed that anybody with a little guts and the desire to apply himself can make it, can make anything he wants to make of himself.
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