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Frankie Dettori

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2006-01-15
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  1. “You've got to be a little bit mad to do the job than we do. I think any sensible person probably find it a bit scary. So I must say, yeah, you've got to have that little pinch of craziness in you. And are you a different person when you're out there, when you're riding to win? Is there a different Frankie de Tori? I must say, yeah. I had a couple of months off this year. I realise how different I am when I am actually racing and when I have time off. I think he's the thrill of obviously riding the competition and the excitement you just become very alert, very aggressive, very competitive. So how are you when you're not riding?”

    2006-01-15 · Desert Island Discs · Frankie Dettori · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source

  2. “My castaway this week is a jockey. He's won more than two thousand races in his career, including most of the classics at home and abroad, and has been champion jockey three times. It's an achievement typical of a man whose professionalism and determination have seen him overcome a lot of difficulties to arrive where he is today. The son of a famous Italian jockey he was brought up in Italy and then packed off to train in Newmarket at the age of fourteen, alone and unable to speak English, he soon mastered his art, and eighteen months later started to win races. That's what he's been doing ever since, and despite a certain reputation for laddishness, he's now settled into the role of Britain's little legend on horseback rich, fit, and still bursting with energy. If you're a rider, he says, you've got to ride your madness out. He is Frankie De Tory, or maybe you never ride your madness out, Frankie. Maybe you just go on riding and go on being mad, do you?”

    2006-01-15 · Desert Island Discs · Frankie Dettori · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source