Victoria Pendleton Quotes

Horse racing is waning in popularity.

I own a horse and ride, but I don't know racing or betting.

My aim and my passion is to own and breed race horses.

I wanted to be a jockey.

There are other things that I could do, but there's really nothing that I love as much as horse racing.

Thoroughbred racing is really my true passion. I'm living my dream.

The only sport I'm not interested in is horse racing. That's because I don't know the horses personally.

I've had a passion for horses since I was very young - I used to sit on the floor in front of the races on television and pretend to be a jockey - and I first began reading the racing form on the set of 'The Partridge Family.'

I'm not against competitive racing. I obviously grew up with horses.

I'd like to work with horses, but it doesn't pay very well. Maybe I'd like to go somewhere in the Middle East because they keep buying really nice horses for their Olympic teams - like, the Qataris.

So, I have my own horse and two ponies. I grew up around horses, and that really is my passion.

You know yourself, once you've had the excitement of riding thoroughbreds, it's not very interesting riding anything else. But I still love horses; I just don't have one any more.

I'm used to riding horses. My father used to breed horses when I was a child. I grew up in Tipperary, in the country, and lots of people have horses there.

I'm a pro-horserace guy.

Yes, I've just bought a new horse, named Jedi.

I'm going to start a polo team with my friend, and we're trying to collect as many horses as we can. You have to find time for things you love.

I started looking into horse history books and came across the actual story of this half-breed endurance horseman and his painted mustang Hidalgo. I wasn't really sure if I was going to do the movie at that point.

I ride horses, I love horses, I've owned horses.

Yeah, I'd been around horses most of my life.

I'm used to riding horses. My father used to breed horses when I was a child. I grew up in Tipperary, in the country, and lots of people have horses there. If my parents hadn't been in the business, we would have them anyway, as pets. And my cousin Richard is a jockey.

I've had quarter horses for the last 18 years.

I drive my own horses in a race. And I always have.

Making a movie where the central character is a horse was a challenge. Because I'm scared of riding. I was thrown as a kid. One of my daughters is a competitive jumper, we live with horses, we have stables on our property. But I don't ride. I observe, and I worry.

I ride my horse at competition level.

I always loved to gamble. I never got close to a horse. Fate dealt me a terrible blow when it gave me a good horse the first time out. I thought how easy this is. Now I love being around them.