I had to give everything I had to one event if I wanted to excel. Chris LeDoux More Quotes by Chris LeDoux More Quotes From Chris LeDoux Sometimes a hard day's work is easier than a lot of things you can meet in life. Chris LeDoux hard-life life-is-hard sometimes Sit tall in the saddle and hold your head up high. Keep your eyes fixed where the trail Chris LeDoux scared eye sky So it's probably eighty percent luck and twenty percent skill. Chris LeDoux twenties luck skills I always was one who didn't take things for granted. But I think I do appreciate things more now. The small moments of joy that we find each day are so much more precious now than when I looked at them before. Chris LeDoux appreciate joy thinking But if they ever saw a sunrise on a mountain morning/Watched those cotton candy clouds roll by/They'd know why I live beneath these Western Skies. Chris LeDoux sky clouds morning I admire bull riders for their passion and the uniqueness each one of them has. Chris LeDoux riders bulls passion I don't know what makes a guy want to write songs and sing, but if you've got a message, you want to get it across. When I come up with an idea about the way I feel, I can really state it strongly in a song. Chris LeDoux writing song ideas When I come up with an idea about the way I feel, I can really state it strongly in a song. Chris LeDoux song way ideas And takin' a bath in the creek. That's the stuff that really made it worthwhile. Anybody can stay in a motel. Chris LeDoux creeks baths stuff 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. Chris LeDoux cafes done firsts Sleepin' in the truck wasn't so bad. Shoot, I kind of liked that, myself. Chris LeDoux truck kind Why not just do something a little more on the gentle side? Chris LeDoux why-not sides littles I'm healed up and I feel great. After going through the fire, it's great to be out performing again. Chris LeDoux performing fire feels 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. Chris LeDoux winning world thinking 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. Chris LeDoux guy couple years 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. Chris LeDoux cafes habit kind My partner and I won the race, and I threw my hat into the air and bent to pick it up. Everyone started laughin' because I had split the back end of my pants out, and I wasn't wearing shorts. Chris LeDoux splits race air The breeding programs for the bulls have improved significantly. The bulls are at a much higher caliber. Chris LeDoux breeding program bulls In fact my son subscribes to Pro Bull Rider magazine. Chris LeDoux bulls magazines son You hope your buddies will win so you don't have to loan them any money. Chris LeDoux buddy loan winning