BILL SHOEMAKER

There are one hundred and ninety nine ways to beat, but only one way to win; get there first.

The horse never knows I'm there until he needs me.

Desire is the most important factor in the success of any athlete.

When you're riding, only the race in which you're riding is important.

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.

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.

Desire is the most important factor in the success of any athlete.

If Jack Nicklaus can win the Masters at 46, I can win the Kentucky Derby at 54.

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.