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Archive Home > 2001 > September > 02 > For bull riders, pain is part of the job

For bull riders, pain is part of the job

By John Cramer / The Bulletin
September 2, 2001

The rodeo just under way, Jimmy Floyd sat in a pickup, resting a while, chatting amiably, his ankle freshly broken by a 2,000 pound bull.

"Oh, hell," he said. "It's just a scratch."

So goes the cowboy attitude " where busted ribs, busted heads, busted arms and such are....

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