Shana had the privilege of interviewing the "soccer mom of professional bull riders" Lynn Mauney. Her son J.B. Mauney who is now 23 rode his first sheep at age 3. He soon progressed to calves and steers, and by the age of 14 he was competitively riding bulls. Of course one of the most frequent questions she gets is if she is "afraid for her son". I loved her response, she said she would be terrified if he wanted to jump out of a plane, but this is something he is very good at and knows how to do. Sure there are risks and he had an injury in June 2005, had broken all of the ribs on his right side, lacerated his liver, and bruised his kidney and spleen.” The injuries put Mauney on the sidelines for more than four months, forcing him to miss the 2005 PBR World Finals. But J.B. has found his gift and passion in life, I think all of us mom's want that for our kids. Sure we want them safe but we want them happy and he LOVES what he does and would do it even if he didn't get paid! Now can you imagine how much a GOOD professional bull rider can make in earnings?? Keep reading...
J.B. came back from the injuries stronger than ever in 2006, finishing as the PBR’s Daisy Rookie of the Year. At the start of the 2007 season, he rode the momentum straight into Manhattan where he took the coveted event title. In his career thus far, he has claimed event titles in Worcester, Mass., Billings, Mont., Grand Rapids, Mich., Jacksonville, Fla., Winston-Salem, N.C., San Antonio, Texas, Reno, Nev., and New York, N.Y., again in 2009. He also took the 2006 and 2009 Copenhagen Bull Riding Challenger Tour Season title. In just four short years of riding professionally, I was shocked to hear that he has surpassed the $2 million mark in career earnings in just 4 years after winning the 2009 PBR Built Ford Tough World Finals event title and is always a top contender in the World Championship race. He loves what he does and his mom could not be more proud.
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