Laffit Pincay, your success has three key pillars: ‘commitment, sacrifice and discipline’

He Panamanian retired horseman, sadug famous and winner of 9530 races, Laffit Pincay Jr. Speaking to reporters this Thursday, he stated that the secret of success in life, whether an athlete or not, is based on three main pillars: commitment, sacrifice and discipline.

“Whenever I come to my senses Panama I talk to athletes, give them advice, talk about my experience and let them know that the secret of success, both in sports and in life, is hard work (dedication), renunciation and discipline,” he specified. Panamanian rider.

He also noted that one of the pieces of advice he gives to many athletes is to “love what they do,” as that was part of the motivation that kept him in the league for so many years. equestrian

– While I was riding, I was in love with the profession, that love helped me not to give up and achieve my goals – he said.

He explained that he was never afraid when riding a horse, and that, apart from great duels in the racing oval, his biggest rival was weight.

“The most difficult thing in my career was the weight, because if I didn’t manage to make the weight they wouldn’t give me mounts. I can admit that I lost many races, which I could have won if I had been in good condition and had the energy to ride horses, but sometimes I was weak and I couldn’t do my job well,” he said.

A success story pincay jr. It started like many others in sports, with “you’ll never be able to”. In this sense, he revealed that in his sports life, one of the biggest drivers was when someone told him that he would not succeed as a professional driver.’

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year in which the Panamanian Pincay Jr. was admitted to the Hall of Fame.

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He won Eclipse Awards at the Pincay Horse Race between the years (1971, 73, 74, 79 and 85).

“When they told me that I wouldn’t be able to be a rider because it would be very difficult, it was a big impulse, it was a challenge, I tell you that it was something I didn’t like, but it helped me, because I said to myself: I’m going to go show that I’m going to be a rider and I’m going to ride for a long time,” he said.

And he succeeded, friend “Runway Corsair” had a long career of 39 years driving on the best racetracks in NOW.

Pincay Jr. career includes his induction into the Hall of Fame in 1975, winning the 1984 Kentucky Derby (Gr.1), three Belmont Stakes (Gr.1), five Eclipse Awards (1971, 73, 74, 79 and 85).

He was also the North American leader in earnings on five occasions (between 1970-74, 1979 and 1985), the national wins leader in 1971 with 380 wins and rode historic horses such as Affirmed and John Henry.

Pincay Jr. he also referred to the emergence, in recent years, of more and more women in the world of riding, a discipline traditionally dominated by men.

I give all my support to women who ride horses, they have a lot of courage and many of them are very good. If I were a trainer and I had a rider who knew how to ride a horse, I would give her a job,” he said.

Regarding where he would place himself in the ranking of the best Panamanian athletes, he said that he did not know where he would place himself, but assured that he is “the most successful rider born in Panama”.

“I couldn’t tell a boxer or a baseball player from a rider, but I can tell you that the profession of a rider is more difficult, because we depend on many things. We depend on the owner, on the horse, we depend on ourselves when we go riding. ride,” he said.