When you get to this level and you look down through the guys at the knowledge they have and the physical ability they have, they get pretty hard to distinguish. But J.B. Mauney knows he can ride any bull here and he doesn't care.
His criteria for the draft is: which one can I score the highest on.
He doesn't care what the delivery is. He doesn't care if they spin right or left or if they change directions. He doesn't factor any of that in. And that comes from having the cowboy spirit that I always talk about, that you gotta have.
He's living proof of what I always have to be a proponent of.
I remember a few years back when guys taking re-rides or not taking re-rides was a big argument. I was always the one who argued that if you get an option for a re-ride there is no option--you take it.
In order for that to work you have to be a guy who believes in yourself and wants to be a winner and wants to be a champion.
J.B. has the mentality and the confidence and the cowboy spirit and way of going at it that makes him unbeatable, and he's proven it.
It's not all for show. In fact, he's not even being showy about it. That's just what he's doing.
The only reason he's won three out of four rounds and not four out four rounds is because one of his bulls didn't perform to the standard that he should have.
I don't like bringing myself up, but it's the only thing I have to relate it to.
When I look back at the times that I won that's the attitude I had. The year I won the PBR Finals they asked, "What bull do you want going into the short go?" I said, "I don't care." And I literally did not care. It didn't matter to me because I truly felt like I could ride any of them.
It doesn't matter what sport you look at – boxing, football, basketball or car racing, for that matter – I've known a lot of different champions from a lot of different sports and the one common thing that they all have is they expect to win.
Look at Justin McBride. He's a perfect example. Look at Adriano. Look at Chris Shivers. I don't care how far back in time you go – go back to Donnie Gay – it doesn't matter which guy you pull up. They don't nod their head to see how it goes.
If you're going to ride who's going to wait and see how it goes you're not cut out for the PBR because these bulls are going to give you plenty of chances to look like it's not going to go real good.
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My "pick" for last night was in synch with yours, Ty--I had Mike White, a personal favorite. Even when he goes 7 seconds, I'm at the edge of my seat. He has broken my heart a few times, but I'll put money on him anyway, every time, when he is healthy. He is one of the cowboys who defines the sport as I understand it.
My "pick" for last night was in synch with yours, Ty--I had Mike White, a personal favorite. Even when he goes 7 seconds, I'm at the edge of my seat. He has broken my heart a few times, but I'll put money on him anyway, every time, when he is healthy. He is one of the cowboys who defines the sport as I understand it.
By the way, I really HATE the draft format at the Finals. It is fine at the regular events, but at the Finals it's just not right. It should be the way it's always been. They ride whatever bulls are ran under them and THAT is how they win the title. Not where they can pick the bulls they KNOW they can ride and play it safe. It should be something they earn. Not that ANY bulls are easy, but they can have a way better chance because they know that they have already ridden that bull. They should have to win it because they rode whatever bull was ran under them, not because they had the chance to go with the sure bet. Like I said, the draft is fine at regular events, but here at the Finals it should be whatever bull you get suck with, that's the bull you win with.
WAY TO GO MARCHI!!!!!