Bob Baffert

“I do most of my racing here in California now. There's no reason to go anywhere else except for a few of the big races.”

“In my barn, everyone gets a fair and equal shot.”

“I can get mad and snap at people. If a horse loses, I'm moody.”

“I like music, but I wasn't really good at music.”

“I think there are a lot of great trainers out there, but they don't get the chances.”

“I never thought I'd have to be fighting for my reputation and the poor horse's reputation.”

“Wayne Lukas was the bar. Wayne impacted Quarter Horse racing and thoroughbred racing like no other.”

“My parents were always with me when I went through all the Triple Crowns.”

“The quarter horse game is more laid back. I think those guys are more friendly.”

“I think about the losses more, the ones that got away from me.”

“Well Belmont is the kind of track where we've had a lot of success, as have a lot of people in California, where you can ship in there, in a few days run the horses, the horses will run great and there's few tracks where you can do that.”

“The exciting part about the Breeders' Cup is to be in the position where you have a chance to win.”

“To me, Muhammad Ali, he was the greatest.”

“We live and work in a fishbowl, with rumors and accusations flowing constantly.”

“I've won the Derby with the best horse and I've lost the Derby with the best horse.”

“There's so much jealousy in our business. They don't like anything new or different. They don't like change.”

“One thing about racing, a lot of times you'll get upset with someone, yet we live in confinement here. It's almost like we live in a prison and you have to try and get along. Forgive and forget.”

“I like to be left alone.”

“I'm worried about our sport. Our sport, we've taken a lot of hits as a sport.”

“It's all about winning. I'm like a coach in the NFL. You better win.”