"Failure is a constant at the rodeo. It is not like team sports, where sustained play at a high level means the moments of breakthrough are often the game-winning exception. You’ve got just a few seconds at your shot, and your opponent is an animal. The most quietly dramatic moments, to me, are in breakaway roping: barely out the gate, a minuscule falseness, a momentary misjudgement, and the calf is off and running while your loop falls on air. You’re over before you’ve begun."