Following is our list of the best Bill Shoemaker quotes and sayings.
If Jack Nicklaus can win the Masters at 46, I can win the Kentucky Derby at 54. — Bill Shoemaker
When you're riding, only the race in which you're riding is important. — Bill Shoemaker
Desire is the most important factor in the success of any athlete. — Bill Shoemaker
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. — Bill Shoemaker
There are one hundred and ninety nine ways to get beat, but only one way to win; get there first. — Bill Shoemaker
The horse never knows I'm there until he needs me. — Bill Shoemaker
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