Bull riding? Okay, bull riding is 90 percent mental. Anybody tells you any different, they’re lying. Because when you get on your bull, you have to, just, be on your bull. And that’s all that matters. Because bull riding is not a natural human behavior.

While other sports are shootouts, bull riding is a lone gunshot. There is no back and forth, and it can often feel over before it has begun. This presents a serious and inescapable problem. Bull riding possesses a narrative bankruptcy which is a direct byproduct of the brevity of each individual bull ride.