Almost time for the first round to begin. The crowds are starting to filter in and the energy is starting to fill the air. And there is energy in the air… This is an event many of us wait for all year for very good reason. This is a true sport and one that is very,very addictive. Just ask one of the many new fans every year. Watch it once live and many will say they are hooked.
To watch a sport where it is man against beast and both are athletes in their own way. So sitting here at the World Finals, where these are the very best of both Man and Bull, just creates its own form of energy and anticipation. Each has earned the right to be here. It was not given to them, sposored in or won by lottery. It was earned.
Than you have the ever sense of danger in the air. Each time the chutes open, there is a high degree of danger, possible injury and even death. Yet they all do it with great pride. At the beginning of each event, there is a time for prayer and a time for the National Anthem.
Trust me when I say EVERYONE participates in prayer and the anthem. Men DO remove cover (hats) and everyone who can, will bow their heads for prayer or meditation. You watch the cowboys do it, and you know they are really doing it. Unlike the beginning of other professional sports, it’s not an act or they are “just going through the paces for the camera”… It’s real and its felt by everyone in the arena.
So here we are, ready for that first set of fireworks to kick it all off….
Are you ready???
