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Bodacious
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Behind the Chutes
Behind Every Story
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Behind the Chutes
Behind Every Story
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🔥BODACIOUS “He knocked me clean out.” — Cody Lambert, Retired Bull Rider Houston. 1992. Bodacious was just beginning his career with Sammy Andrews, and the legend that would eventually surround him had not yet been written. Th 🔥 BODACIOUS What happens after the most feared bull in rodeo bucks for the last time? For Bodacious, retirement was not the end of the story. He became the first bull with his own trading card, appeared in Sports Illustrated, GQ, and even Penthous 🔥 BODACIOUS I thought I had finished writing the bull riders’ chapters. 📚 Then I saw a video of James White telling the story of the time he drew Bodacious—and I knew the manuscript wasn’t finished with me yet. His story gave t 🔥 BODACIOUS There is a particular kind of fear that comes with placing a chapter into the hands of the person whose life is inside it. Recently, I began sending chapters from "Bodacious: Master of Disaster" to several of the men whose li 🔥 BODACIOUS “I probably lost some sleep thinking about him.” — Scott Breding, Retired Bull Rider By the 1995 National Finals Rodeo, Bodacious had become the kind of bull who could get into a rider’s head long before the c 🔥 BODACIOUS Sammy Andrews knew Bodacious better than anyone. And Bodacious had a tell. 🎯 If a bull rider took too long getting settled in the chute, Bo would start twisting and twitching his ears. Sammy knew exactly what it meant. “That 🔥BODACIOUS Two years ago, I thought I was writing a biography of a famous bull. I was wrong. Somewhere between the interviews, the miles, and the conversations with the people who lived this story, I realized I wasn't just researching Bodacious. 🔥 BODACIOUS Most people remember Bodacious for his size. James Andrews remembers his athleticism. "He was more athletic than any bull we'd ever seen." That's a remarkable statement coming from someone who spent his life around bucking 🔥 BODACIOUS Some people watched Bodacious from the stands. Bob Tallman watched him from the best seat in the house. As a Hall of Fame rodeo announcer, Bob has spent decades behind the microphone calling rides on the greatest bucking bulls the spo 🔥 BODACIOUS The 1992 PRCA & BRO World Champion and PBR co-founder Cody Custer didn't mince words. "Nobody wanted to draw that dang bull." Bodacious had become more than just another name on the draw sheet. He had become the opponent

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