The 20-times champion jump jockey said he was enjoying munching chocolate biscuits with a cup of tea in front of the television at night. You don't have to say it in an arrogant way, but you have to have a bit of devil, a bit of oomph and think why can't I be (champion)? "If Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather fought in Las Vegas, I'd like to go and see that. In some ways I was joking but I thought, '20 jockey championships, is that realistic? If I looked back and thought 'I should have done another year, I should have done another year', I'd still be riding. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us.

... in biscuits and late-night cups of tea and has put on two stone since his retirement. AP McCoy’s retirement is a loss to racing, punters and Channel 4 The Champion Jockey's final race will be broadcast live tomorrow - and Mark Jefferies will be watching Share on Facebook "I knew when I was in Worcester that evening when I hit the ground injured, even though I tried to ride again a few days later or whatever, I knew when I hit the ground it (300) was over. He added: "I went from eating once a day to eating every chance you get. Sir Anthony was tall for his sport, at just over 5ft 10in, and endured hot baths, saunas and near-starvation rations as he kept his weight down to about 10st 3lb. Nevertheless, McCoy bowed out a true sporting icon five years ago and time will only enhance his achievements in what was an astounding career. “It was a hard thing to get out of my mouth, but it had to come out,” said McCoy, speaking as an ambassador for William Hill. "I do think that it's amazing what the brain can do, it's the greatest healer.". Lots of people win the Grand National and lots of people win the Gold Cup, but lots of people don't break Sir Gordon Richards' record.

Many point to McCoy’s incredible effort in getting Wichita Lineman up to win at the 2009 Cheltenham Festival as perhaps the definitive ride of the Ulsterman’s career. Northern Irishman estimates he has fallen over 1,000 times, announcing his decision live on British television, Ruby Walsh joked that McCoy is "made of concrete", trainer Martin Pipe labeled him "the iron man. "I knew after winning 15 jockeys' championships that it was possible if I stayed in one piece I could win another five, but every sportsperson has a time limit. He estimates he has fallen over 1,000 times in all, including on this occasion at the prestigious annual Grand National. Laureus Ambassador and Britain’s most successful National Hunt jockey, AP McCoy rode his final race at Sandown Park following a record-breaking career spanning 20 years. (CNN)His broken bones include both wrists, collarbones, shoulder blades, cheekbones and every single one of his ribs, as well as a leg, arm and ankle not to mention the punctured lungs.

“There was a bit of a farewell parade and all that – it wasn’t my idea but I think it was the right idea. Sir Alex Ferguson won Manchester United's 20th title and retired.

I would have liked not to have to announced I was retiring.". He said: "It should be every young jump jockey's dream - I get that Flat racing is a little different.

"I won't miss them but those things challenge you in life and maybe that's the way I am. Synchronised was in the biggest race of them all. From his 1994/5 debut season in Britain, McCoy ruled the National Hunt game, bagging title after title to make him undisputed champion for the last 20 years, smashing records along the way and bouncing back from some serious spills with the minimum of fuss.

Click to Exit. AP McCoy, with more than 4,300 career winners and eying a 20th jockey title, announces his decision to retire at the end of the horse racing season. I've heard a few say in the last couple of years we'll see how it goes or we'll do our best for connections and if they're happy I'm happy - forget that, do you want to be champion jockey? With an unparalleled determination to succeed in every race, whether it be a selling hurdle at Newton Abbot or the Cheltenham Gold Cup, McCoy rewrote virtually every record in the book, some more than once. There hasn’t been one yet that hasn’t. Before joining McManus a decade ago, McCoy formed a formidable partnership with Martin Pipe and one of his final serious achievements was to pass the 4,191 winner mark of the pioneering Devon trainer last July. "I jokingly said I started thinking about it five years ago. "It was two and a half miles at Aintree on soft ground, but he still beat him. His Grand National victory aboard Don't Push It in 2010 not only ended his 15-year hoodoo in the race, but also saw him transcend the boundaries of the sport and become the first jockey to win the coveted BBC prize. His best was the 289 he set in the 2001/2 campaign, but for a long way it looked like his last year might be the one. McCoy, 40, announced on Saturday that this season will be his last in racing. He retired in 2015 after a record-breaking career that amassed more than 4,300 jump racing winners. He’s just unbelievably talented.”, Bowing out: Legendary jockey Tony McCoy is quitting racing at the end of the season, Russia's Putin responsible for Syria war crimes, rights group says, When will cruise ships start sailing again? Expand. I was so mad at myself for letting it happen. Getting to 1,000 winners in a career in Britain seemed out of reach for jump jockeys until Stan Mellor broke the mould when reaching four figures on Ouzo at Nottingham in December 1971. But the injuries aside, it has come with other difficulties. Tony McCoy says he "wants to go out on the top" after saying he will quit the sport at the end of the season Retired 20-time champion jockey Sir Anthony 'AP' McCoy, 45, lives in Berkshire "I was still going to retire, but it would have been the best way to retire.". She wasn't even going to come racing until she heard I'd won the first one. Has there ever been a sports person as dominant as jockey AP McCoy? "There's a lot of horses I wouldn't have minded another go on, but I wouldn't have liked to have been having another go on Synchronised and been trying to do the same again. "Probably that's not even close for JP and if I said what was the second best he'd be even less happy - maybe Pridwell, when he beat Istabraq because he beat the best hurdler there was in his prime. "I'm slightly concerned I have a bit of an obsessive personality. After looking back on the endless number of injuries he sustained during his career spanning two decades, Sir Anthony said the risk of falling was one of the many parts he missed about the sport of horseracing. The Ulsterman won the biggest races, too, landing the rare Cheltenham Gold Cup/Champion Hurdle double on Mr Mulligan and Make A Stand in 1997 and the King George VI Chase on Best Mate in 2002.

It was a decision announced live on television at Newbury Racecourse leading to a litany of tributes from the horse racing community. "In some ways I wanted to and in some ways I didn't. It meant even more that he did it in the green and gold colours of his great friend and supporter, JP McManus. He has ridden in every type of weather on every surface imaginable during a career in which he has ridden a record 4,300 winners and climbing. And he had only told her just five days before his public announcement. "I'm the kind of person who likes to be challenged. The jump jockey has been victorious in virtually every race imaginable since picking up his first winner as a 17-year-old in Ireland in 1992. I couldn't afford the days off but in the end I had to face up to it. They say time flies, but it scarcely seems two minutes, never mind five years, since Sir Anthony McCoy bowed out of the saddle. The wait is over for Tony McCoy on Don't Push It, Hennessy (far side) pulled it out of the fire under McCoy in 2009. Weighing room colleague Ruby Walsh said: “It sounds a strange thing to say for someone so good, but I’ll definitely miss riding against him. Too talented. © BelfastTelegraph.co.uk, Coronavirus Northern Ireland: Tough 'circuit-breaker' restrictions as Belfast Nightingale facility set to become fully operational, Pubs, restaurants and schools to close after ministers criticised for dithering on decision over new Covid restrictions, Belfast stabbings: CCTV image released in hunt for knife-man as PSNI probe sixth attack, Rescue bid fails as woman dies while swimming in sea off coast of Bangor, Ballymena supermarket shoppers shocked after Pope slur on tannoy, The Belfast Telegraph is a member of IPSO and subscribes to its Editors' Code of Practice. Many point to McCoy's incredible effort in getting Wichita Lineman up to win at the 2009 Cheltenham Festival as perhaps the definitive ride of the Ulsterman's career. "I always felt that helped me heal quicker and felt I was a good healer from injuries," he said. "Those three weeks I had off were probably, emotionally, the toughest in my racing career. Sir Anthony McCoy, who was accustomed to an ultra-disciplined way of life, said he now eats "every chance" he gets after years of one meal a day. While McManus knew McCoy’s plans, the rest of the racing world certainly did not. I rode my fastest 150th winner and was well ahead of where I was in 2002 when I rode 289 winners. He had reached his double‑century once again when steering home the McManus‑owned Mr Mole in a valuable chase at Newbury before springing the news live on television. Edredon Bleu's win in the 2000 Queen Mother Champion Chase was hailed as one of the greatest finishes of all, as McCoy's mount edged the gallant Direct Route. In an in-depth interview with the BBC, the 19-time champion jockey said a three-week injury lay-off earlier this season was the "toughest" of his career because it ended his hopes of reaching the 300 milestone. He remains on target for his 20th straight title this season. I'd have Synchronised ahead of him in the Gold Cup. Latest news on cruise lines and holidays. I've been extremely lucky and I know it's the right thing and that the time is right.".

the 19-time champion jockey said a three-week injury lay-off earlier this season was the "toughest" of his career because it ended his hopes of reaching the 300 milestone.

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