Johnny (Murtagh) has to work hard at it too but he's had good horses to keep him going along the road. Kevin hasn't had that until recently. But he's not one to talk about it himself. 
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Quote from Scaling the heights in his own way
Johnny (Murtagh) has to work hard at it too but he's had good horses to keep him going along the road. Kevin hasn't had that until recently. But he's not one to talk about it himself.
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I rang him about five minutes after the Derby and I told him whatever races he might win in future, or even if he becomes champion jockey, the Derby will be the one he remembers most
was said
in Irish Times
Kevin is very popular because all the other jockeys know how hard he has to work. No one works harder. He has an unbelievable frame and when you're out there running and sweating every day, putting yourself through starvation, it is incredibly tough
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