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

I can remember sittin in a cafe when I first started in rodeo, and waitin until somebody got done so I could finish what they left.

I only won $250 all summer. And then I got crippled. I had a horse step on me while performing and it was messed up for a while.

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

You get to where you kind of like it, and It's a habit That's hard to break. I still find myself sittin' in a cafe, like a pizza parlor.

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

And takin' a bath in the creek. That's the stuff that really made it worthwhile. Anybody can stay in a motel.