Ahead of his final Race on Saturday following a long and illustrious career, Tony McCoy spoke to the Irish Times regarding how he figures he will settle into life after racing.
He also discussed the possibility of seeing a psychiatrist to adjust to his new life.
While he admits talking to a sport psychologist or reading the Chimp Paradox by Steve Peters might be helpful to some people he understands his job and doesn't particularly need to be told what has to be done on the racecourse.
I have actually read articles about the Chimp Paradox and the three parts of the brain it controls but I would be like Roy Keane in knowing what my fucking job is. My job is to beat every fucker out there
McCoy continues on his admiration for Roy Keane and it became quite clear that it is something he had thought about before in detail
I really like Roy Keane. He seems as mad as I am. I find him amusing as a pundit. I love it when someone says such-and-such had a good game. And Keane says: ‘That’s his job. He’s supposed to have a good game."
McCoy didn't stop there and underlined his bemusement of soccer players
He’s right. That footballer’s getting paid 200 fuccking grand a week – what’s he supposed to do? He’s meant to run faster than the fella besides him
via Irish Times.
