Bob Champion Quotes in Champions (1984)

Bob Champion: There are different sorts of courage. Fighting is the lion's courage, but running is the courage of a horse. Running and jumping. A horse will do anything for you, if he's genuine and he loves you.

Bob Champion: I'm gonna win the Grand National on this horse!

Bill: You're a lucky man.

Bob Champion: So they said.

Jo Beswick: Bob, there's always a chance.

Bob Champion: No, Jo, he's finished. And so am I.

Bob Champion: Maybe I'll get lucky and get killed on the race course.

Bob Champion: You can't blame me, Governor, the horse isn't right...

Josh Gifford: The horse isn't right. There we go again! The vet says there's nothing wrong with him!

Bob Champion: The vet didn't ride him...

Josh Gifford: The vet could have bloody won on him! It doesn't look like you're going to make a comeback riding one of my horses, does it?

Bob Champion: He'll jump anything you point him at, and he'll gallop forever!

Barbara: I spend all my time fending off guys like you.

Bob Champion: I'm glad you made an exception.

Richard Hussey: He offered you a ride, didn't he?

Bob Champion: Thornton, Tuesday week.

Mrs. Champion: Well it's nice to be remembered.

Mary Hussey: Oh Bob. You're cured, so it's time to face the facts. Riding again was a dream! It helped you through your illness.

Bob Champion: Don't waste your breath.

Mary Hussey: The doctor told you your lungs are permanently damaged! You're as weak as a kitten! You've no feeling in your hands or feet! Bob, you can't ride a bicycle!

Bob Champion: Yes, it will take a little time...

Bob Champion: Sick or not, you're gonna have to face this sooner or later. What are you gonna do with the rest of your life? You can't be a jockey forever!

Bob Champion: When I was ill, they told me, because of the drugs and all that, they told me I might never be able to father a child. Do you think you could live with that?