Quotes from Bill Shoemaker

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.

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.

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.