15 Minutes with Andrew Giangola, head of PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Public Relations.
He recently authored a book Love & Try a PBR story and we discuss.
This book is great for any sports fan!
www.PepperStewart.com
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Love & Try: Stories of Gratitude and Grit in Professional Bull Riding introduces the rugged cast and crew behind sporting events that wrap 8-second bursts of man-versus-beast mayhem into an all-American celebration of faith, freedom, and family. The bull rider whose face was exploded by a bull making a comeback, grateful for one more chance. The stoic doctor patching up riders he’s unable to protect from injury. The official entertainer serving up politically incorrect hilarity between rides and wrecks. The jailed bullfighter who found sobriety and redemption to again protect fallen riders. The fan who turns her hotel room into a rollicking makeshift restaurant and bar for the bull riders. The polite 13-year old training to be the first girl to make it to the top of PBR. The sisters from Brooklyn who see everything they love about America in the sport. Men and women waking before dawn to feed beloved bulls who are spared a death sentence to compete in a sport that feels like a throwback to a simpler America.
These people are united by a love of one another, the sport, and its animals. The “try” behind every 8-second bull ride is their dogged purpose, carried into everything they do. With the sharp eye of curious novelist, author Andrew Giangola (The Weekend Starts on Wednesday) tells their stories of gratitude and grit just as Western culture is surging in popularity. Even those unfamiliar with bull riding will be entertained, motivated and inspired by the swelling hearts and swaggering determination of the men and women of “America’s original extreme sport.”
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