The breeding programs for the bulls have improved significantly. The bulls are at a much higher caliber.

My best year I made $25,000. Of course, that was back in the '70s.

You'll probably get three horses and you have to draw a good buckin' horse. That's mighty tough.

If you're lucky enough to draw a good horse, you still have to ride him, then the next ones. So It's probably 80 percent luck and 20 percent skill.

Sleepin' in the truck wasn't so bad. Shoot, I kind of liked that, myself.

I really didn't go that hard, although a couple of years I did. Some guys work 125 to 130 rodeos a year. they're just goin' all the time.

I admire bull riders for their passion and the uniqueness each one of them has.