Chris LeDoux Quotes & Sayings

I always was one who didn't take things for granted. But I think I do appreciate things more now. The small moments of joy that we find each day are so much more precious now than when I looked at them before. — Chris LeDoux

Some guys work 125 to 130 rodeos a year. They're just goin' all the time. — Chris LeDoux

You hope your buddies will win so you don't have to loan them any money. — Chris LeDoux

When I come up with an idea about the way I feel, I can really state it strongly in a song. — Chris LeDoux

Why not just do something a little more on the gentle side? — Chris LeDoux

Tires were so bald on the truck that the air was showin' through, and I had to drive fifty miles an hour all the way out there, because the vibration was so bad. — Chris LeDoux

Anything to do with the land, I love. — Chris LeDoux

In fact my son subscribes to Pro Bull Rider magazine. — Chris LeDoux

To me, Garth, he's kind of like my guardian angel. It's like every time I need some help, he's there. — Chris LeDoux

I can remember sittin' in a cafe when I first started in rodeo, and waitin' until somebody got done so I could finish what they left. — Chris LeDoux

I'm healed up and I feel great. After going through the fire, it's great to be out performing again. — Chris LeDoux

I had to give everything I had to one event if I wanted to excel. — Chris LeDoux

My best year I made $25,000. Of course, that was back in the '70s. — Chris LeDoux

I've had this song in a drawer for a long time, maybe seven or eight years. Every time I'd do an album, I'd take it out and listen to it, and always liked what it had to say. Plus when Garth came in and sang on it, that made it really special. — Chris LeDoux

Mostly it would be those who rode in a particular even would hang out with those who rode in the same event. — Chris LeDoux

Shoot, every time you get on an animal, you take your life in your hands. — Chris LeDoux

I only won $250 all summer. And then I got crippled. I had a horse step on me while performing and it was messed up for a while. — Chris LeDoux

Sit tall in the saddle and hold your head up high. Keep your eyes fixed where the trail
meets the sky, and live like you ain't afraid to die. Don't be scared ... just enjoy the ride. — Chris LeDoux

And takin' a bath in the creek. That's the stuff that really made it worthwhile. Anybody can stay in a motel. — Chris LeDoux

Sometimes a hard day's work is easier than a lot of things you can meet in life. — Chris LeDoux

When you get a little older, you think, I'd like to make a little money and stick it away or buy a place - or win the world championship. — Chris LeDoux

But if they ever saw a sunrise on a mountain morning/Watched those cotton candy clouds roll by/They'd know why I live beneath these Western Skies. — Chris LeDoux

My partner and I won the race, and I threw my hat into the air and bent to pick it up. Everyone started laughin' because I had split the back end of my pants out, and I wasn't wearing shorts. — Chris LeDoux

If you're lucky enough to draw a good horse, you still have to ride him, then the next ones. — Chris LeDoux

I admire bull riders for their passion and the uniqueness each one of them has. — Chris LeDoux

This record is probably as easy as anything I've ever done. — Chris LeDoux

Sleepin' in the truck wasn't so bad. Shoot, I kind of liked that, myself. — Chris LeDoux

They were so good that you just had to sing the song to them once and they got it. It's amazing. Sometimes it didn't come out the way you wanted, but it was good. — Chris LeDoux

You get to where you kind of like it, and It's a habit That's hard to break. I still find myself sittin' in a cafe, like a pizza parlor. — Chris LeDoux

So it's probably eighty percent luck and twenty percent skill. — Chris LeDoux

The breeding programs for the bulls have improved significantly. The bulls are at a much higher caliber. — Chris LeDoux

You'll probably get three horses and you have to draw a good buckin' horse. That's mighty tough. — Chris LeDoux