"Our roots are back to rodeo, where bull riding was part of the seven events that made up a traditional rodeo. The original founders broke bull riding out to stand alone as a product, and it was individual against individual, said Sean Gleason, CEO and Commissioner of PBR. What you're going to see in Madison Square Garden is what we've been doing for 34 years now: the best individual, the best bull riders in the world against the best bulls on the planet, and it's mano a mano."
"It's a different setting, but the job kind of stays the same. You have to ride your bull just like every other weekend. I guess the feeling changes a little bit, it's a big event, said Rizzo. The crowd's gonna be rocking in that building. The preparation stays the same, but the feeling and the pressure change a little bit for sure. But everything else just kind of keeps the job simple: stay on your bull and have some fun."
"The basics are still the same, whether you're in teams or whether you're in the individual season, it still boils down to you just staying on your bull, said New York Maverick's Bob Mitchell. The basics really don't change, but the mindset changes"
Professional Bull Riding and the New York Mavericks return to New York City Jan. 9-11 for the PBR Monster Energy Buck Off at Madison Square Garden, presented by Ariat. Riders from the New York Mavericks and other PBR teams will compete individually rather than as teams. A buck-off gives each rider a single attempt to stay on a bull for eight seconds, with no qualifying rides. Bull riding evolved from rodeo events into a standalone, head-to-head individual sport. Competitors say preparation routines remain the same, while mindset and event pressure change in the big-arena setting.
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