"The problem was that, after the plane crash, I kept telling myself there's more to life than being a jockey. I wanted to be this family man who did some nice safe work on the telly.... Maybe it took more out of me than I expected. I was moping around at home too much." Good thing Frankie Dettori's wife sat him down for a talk. Now the jockey is closing in on the championship title with 162 wins this season. (Guardian)
Posted by JC, Sep 29, 2004 08:10 AM
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