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.

When you get a little older, you think, I'd like to make a little money and stick it away or buy a place - or win the world championship.

You hope your buddies will win so you don't have to loan them any money.

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.

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

Sometimes a hard day's work is easier than a lot of things you can meet in life.